Manuila Raobu (born 18 September 2000) is a Tuvaluan Weightlifter representing Tuvalu at the Commonwealth Games and Pacific Games.
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| Born | 18 September 2000[1] Funafuti, Tuvalu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Tuvalu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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At the 2016 Oceania Weightlifting Championships, he came first in the 56kg youth category.[2] He was part of Tuvalu's team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast,[3] where he was Tuvalu's flagbearer at the opening ceremony.[4] He later competed at the 2015, 2019 and the 2023 Pacific Games.[5]
During the COVID-19 pandemic, he was stranded in Samoa.[5] While there, he trained with Samoan weightlifters under Tuaopepe Jerry Wallwork.[5] At the Oceania Championships 2019, he came in position five and position three in Oceania Junior Championship.[6]
At the 2022 Pacific Mini Games in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands, he won two gold medals in the 73kg category and gold in the 2022 Oceania Weightlifting Championships held simultaneously.[7][8]
At the 2023 Pacific Games in Honiara, Solomon Islands, he won three silver medals in the 73kg category.
References
edit- ^ "Manuila RAOBU". Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- ^ Pravin Narain (25 May 2016). "Golden start for Fiji lifters on home soil". Fiji Times. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- ^ "TUVALU HEADED TO THE COMMONWEALTH GAMES". KMT News. 30 April 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- ^ "Meet the Opening Ceremony flagbearers". Gold Coast 2018. 4 April 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- ^ a b c Vaelei Von Dincklage (29 March 2021). "Stranded Tuvaluan likes his 'weightlifting family'". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- ^ "Manuila Raobu (Weightlifting) : Prize list and results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ^ Arleen Mad (22 June 2022). "Team Guam adds more medals after strong day in weightlifting". Guam Daily Post. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- ^ "Samoa lifter sets new Oceania Youth record". Loop Samoa. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
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