Morea Baru

Morea Baru
Personal information
NationalityPapua New Guinean
Born (1990-04-15) 15 April 1990
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
Country Papua New Guinea
SportWeightlifting
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Papua New Guinea
Pacific Games
2015 Port Moresby 62 kg
2019 Apia 61 kg
2011 Nouméa 56 kg
Commonwealth Games
2018 Gold Coast 62 kg
2022 Birmingham 61 kg
Commonwealth Championships
2017 Gold Coast 62 kg
2019 Apia 61 kg
Oceania Championships
2013 Brisbane 56 kg
2015 Port Moresby 62 kg
2016 Suva 62 kg
2017 Gold Coast 62 kg
2018 Le Mont-Dore 62 kg
2019 Apia 61 kg
2021 Oceania 61 kg
2022 Saipan 61 kg
2024 Auckland 61 kg
2014 Le Mont-Dore 62 kg

Morea Baru (born 15 April 1990)[1] is a Papua New Guinean Olympic weightlifter. He competed at three Summer Olympics achieving the best result of fifth place in 2024 in Paris, France.

Career

He competed at the 2016 Oceania Weightlifting Championship in Suva, Fiji and won with a total lift of 283 kg.[2] Baru also participated at the Australian International Open in March 2016 and also took top honours with a total of 291 kg.[3] He competed at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and finished fourth.[4][5]

Baru finished in top ten for three times at the Olympics. He was sixth in 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, tenth in 2021 in Tokyo and fifth in 2024 in Paris. He is also a nine-time Oceania champion.

Major results

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Summer Olympics
2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 62 kg 122 126 129 — 159 164 168 — 290 6
2021 Tokyo, Japan 61 kg 113 118 118 — 147 153 153 — 265 10
2024 Paris, France 61 kg 118 122 122 — 150 157 161 — 279 5
World Championships
2015 Houston, United States 62 kg 115 120 120 28 150 150 158 25 270 27
2019 Pattaya, Thailand 61 kg 120 124 124 20 156 156 160 11 276 16
2022 Bogotá, Colombia 61 kg 110 115 118 26 143 148 150 24 258 25
2023 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 61 kg 120 123 123 21 153 156 156 16 276 19
Oceania Championships
2010 Suva, Fiji 56 kg 85 90 90 6 110 115 115 5 200 5
2011 Darwin, Australia 62 kg 95 5 130 225 4
2012 Apia, Samoa 62 kg 100 105 105 130 135 135 4 235 4
2013 Brisbane, Australia 56 kg 94 98 98 121 128 132 222
2014 Mont-Dore, New Caledonia 62 kg 115 119 122 150 155 155 269
2015 Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea 62 kg 118 121 124 155 158 158 276
2016 Suva, Fiji 62 kg 120 125 125 162 163 163 283
2017 Gold Coast, Australia 62 kg 120 124 125 156 162 162 282
2018 Mont-Dore, New Caledonia 62 kg 110 115 120 141 150 160 280
2019 Apia, Samoa 61 kg 115 120 124 150 160 164 284
2021 Various, Oceania 61 kg 110 115 120 140 145 150 265
2022 Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands 61 kg 101 110 120 133 140 151 261
2024 Auckland, New Zealand 61 kg 112 112 120 150 160 160 262
Commonwealth Games
2010 Delhi, India 56 kg 85 90 95 — 115 120 125 — 205 10
2014 Glasgow, Great Britain 62 kg 115 120 120 — 149 149 150 — 270 4
2018 Gold Coast, Australia 62 kg 123 127 130 — 159 159 163 — 286
2022 Birmingham, England 61 kg 114 118 121 — 152 165 165 — 273
Pacific Games
2011 Nouméa, New Caledonia 56 kg 95 100 100 125 130 135 220
2015 Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea 62 kg 118 121 124 155 158 158 276
2019 Apia, Samoa 61 kg 115 120 124 150 160 164 284
2023 Honiara, Solomon Islands 61 kg 118 123 126 155 155 155 — — —

References

  1. ^ "Morea Baru". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  2. ^ Narain, Pravin (26 May 2016). "Victory for Baru in senior category". Fiji Times Online.com. Archived from the original on 2016-08-26. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
  3. ^ Mou, Freddy (25 May 2016). "Morea Baru sets his eyes on Rio". www.looppng.com. Archived from the original on 2016-08-17. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
  4. ^ "Glasgow 2014 - Men's 62kg Group A". g2014results.thecgf.com. 2014. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
  5. ^ "Glasgow 2014 - Morea Baru Profile". g2014results.thecgf.com. Archived from the original on 2016-08-22. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
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