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Jack Opeloge

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Jack Opeloge
Personal information
Full nameJack Hitila Opeloge
Born21 August 2000 (2000-08-21) (age 24)
Australia
Sport
Country Samoa
SportWeightlifting
Medal record
Men's Weightlifting
Representing  Samoa
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Birmingham 109 kg
Pacific Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Apia 81kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Apia 81kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Apia 81kg
Oceania Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 102 kg

Jack Hitila Opeloge (born 21 August 2000) is a Samoan weightlifter who has represented Samoa at the Pacific Games and Commonwealth Games.

Opeloge comes from a weightlifting family.[1] His brother Niusila and his sister Ele both won gold at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, in New Delhi, while his brother Don Opeloge won silver at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[1]

At the 2019 Pacific Games in Apia he won a gold, silver and bronze medal in the 81 kg division.[2] At the 2021 Oceania Weightlifting Championships he won gold in the 102 kg division. At the 2022 Oceania Online Cup he came second to his brother Don.[3]

In 2022 he was one of six Samoan weightlifters to qualify for the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[4] He won silver in the 109 kg division after the cancellation of the 102 kg division.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Meet the Opeloges: Samoa's first family of weightlifting". RNZ. 20 October 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Sport: Samoa surge into 2nd on Pacific Games medal table". RNZ. 13 July 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  3. ^ Marc Membrere (28 March 2022). "Opeloge brothers seal top spot in regional tournament". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Team Samoa Weightlifting – Qualified, Set and Loaded for Commonwealth Games 2022". Samoa Global News. 16 March 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Birmingham 2022: Jack Opeloge Wins Silver for Samoa". Samoa Global News. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
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