Apolonia Vaivai

Apolonia Vaivai
Personal information
Born (1991-02-05) 5 February 1991
Taveuni, Fiji
Height1.53 m (5 ft 0 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
SportWeightlifting
Event75 kg
Medal record
Representing  Fiji
Women's weightlifting
Commonwealth Games
2014 Glasgow 75 kg
2018 Gold Coast 69 kg
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
2017 Ashgabat 69 kg
Pacific Games
2015 Port Moresby 75 kg
2011 Nouméa 69 kg
Commonwealth Championships
2015 Pune 69 kg
2016 Penang 75 kg
2017 Gold Coast 69 kg
Oceania Championships
2016 Suva 69 kg
2017 Gold Coast 69 kg
2014 Le Mont-Dore 75 kg
2015 Port Moresby 75 kg
2011 Darwin[a] 69 kg
2012 Apia 75 kg
Updated on 28 January 2022

Apolonia Vaivai MOF (born 5 February 1991) is a Fijian weightlifter.[1] She won a bronze medal in the women's 75 kg event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.[2][3] In 2016, she won gold at the Oceania Weightlifting Championships in the 69 kg event.[4] Vaivai won another bronze medal in the 69 kg category at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[5]

Medalbox note

References

  1. ^ "Glasgow 2014 profile". Archived from the original on 17 October 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  2. ^ Deo, Dhanjay; Naikaso, Filipe (30 July 2014). "Vaivai sets eyes on Rio Olympics". Fiji Village. Fiji. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  3. ^ "Apolonia Vaivai Wins Fiji's First Medal". Sporting Scribe. Australia. 30 July 2014.
  4. ^ Bola-Bari, Vuniwaqa (27 May 2016). "Vaivai wins gold for Fiji". The Fiji Times ONLINE. Archived from the original on 27 May 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  5. ^ "1 in the bag". The Fiji Times ONLINE. Archived from the original on 10 April 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.