Petelo Lautusi

Petelo Lautusi is a Samoan weightlifter who has represented Samoa at the Commonwealth Games.

Petelo Lautusi
Sport
Country Samoa
SportOlympic weightlifting
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Samoa
Oceania Weightlifting Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 109kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Apia 102kg
Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Apia 102kg

He contested the 2019 Oceania Weightlifting Championships and 2019 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships, winning silver and bronze in the 102 kg division.[1] At the online 2021 Oceania Weightlifting Championships he won gold in the 109 kg division.

In 2022 he was one of six Samoan weightlifters to qualify for the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[2][3] On 14 July 2022 he was selected as part of Samoa's team for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.[4][5]

References
  1. "Transgender weightlifter Hubbard beats home favourites at Samoa 2019 after driving incident revealed". Loop Samoa. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  2. Gutu Faasau (27 June 2022). "Weightlifters, wrestlers set eyes on Birmingham". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  3. "Team Samoa Weightlifting – Qualified, Set and Loaded for Commonwealth Games 2022". Samoa Global News. 16 March 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  4. Gutu Faasau (13 July 2022). "SASNOC announces Team Samoa for Commonwealth Games". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  5. "Team Samoa for Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham Announced". Samoa Global News. 13 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
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