Eileen Cikamatana Explained

Eileen Cikamatana
Birth Name:Eileen Floanna Maria Cikamatana
Nationality:Australian
Sport:Weightlifting
Birth Date:18 September 1999
Birth Place:Fiji
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Eileen Floanna Maria Cikamatana (born 18 September 1999) is an Australian[1] weightlifter who previously represented Fiji.[2] She competed in the women's 90 kg event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, winning the gold medal.[3] [4] Cikamatana was named 2017 Fiji's sportswoman of the year,[5] but was controversially omitted from consideration for the 2018 Fiji sports awards following her gold medal winning performance at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[6] She also won the gold medal in the women's 87 kg event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham, England,[7] which made her the first woman to win a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games for two different countries.[8]

In the wake of a dispute between Weightlifting Fiji and breakaway group Fiji Weightlifters Association,[9] she committed to representing Australia under coach Paul Coffa in February 2019 and was able to return to international competition later that year. However, the circumstances over her transfer of allegiance made Cikamatana ineligible to qualify for the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[10]

In 2024, she competed in the women's 81kg event at the Summer Olympics held in Paris, France.[11]

Major results

YearVenueWeightSnatch (kg)Clean & Jerk (kg)TotalRank
width=401width=402width=403width=40Rankwidth=401width=402width=403width=40Rank
Representing
World Weightlifting Championships
2022 Bogotá, Colombia[12] 87 kg 109111111140148148249
Commonwealth Games
2022 Birmingham, United Kingdom[13] 87 kg 105110GR113129137145GR255GR
IWF World Cup
2020 Rome, Italy[14] 81 kg 110115120140150159255
2019 Tianjin, China[15] 81 kg 110110119146150150 JWR260 JWR
IWF Grand Prix
2019 Lima, Peru[16] 87 kg 110115115143148151 JWR266
Representing
Commonwealth Games
Gold Coast, Australia[17] 10310710721301401441233
Junior World Championships
Tokyo, Japan[18] 90 kg 97101103124129132229
Youth World Championships
2016 Penang, Malaysia[19] 69 kg 9393964116117122215

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fijian weightlifter Eileen Cikamatana commits to Australia . 27 February 2019 . Radio New Zealand . 18 May 2019.
  2. Web site: Eileen Cikamatana . Gold Coast 2018 . 11 April 2018.
  3. Web site: Sport: Gold medal enough for Fiji weightlifting star . Radio New Zealand . 10 April 2018 . 11 April 2018.
  4. Web site: Event Schedule - Women's 90kg . Gold Coast 2018 . 11 April 2018 . 6 November 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181106211405/https://results.gc2018.com/en/weightlifting/event-schedule-women-s-90kg.htm . dead .
  5. News: Nakarawa, Cikamatana named Fiji Sportsman and Sportswoman of 2017. Reece. Lena. 4 April 2018. Fiji Village.
  6. News: Cikamatana not nominated in Fiji Sports Awards. 21 April 2019. The Fiji Times. 18 May 2019.
  7. News: Houston . Michael . 2 August 2022 . Opeloge family claim another weightlifting title as Don strikes gold at Birmingham 2022 . InsideTheGames.biz . 2 August 2022.
  8. News: Australian Eileen Cikamatana becomes first woman to win Commonwealth gold for two countries. ABC News . 3 August 2022. www.abc.net.au.
  9. News: Sport: Fiji weightlifting divide widens with formation of new group . 31 December 2021 . Radio New Zealand . 25 October 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210126230742/https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/369427/sport-fiji-weightlifting-divide-widens-with-formation-of-new-group . 26 January 2021.
  10. News: Oliver . Brian . Australia's new weightlifting sensation can break world records - but she cannot go to Tokyo 2020 . 31 December 2021 . insidethegames . Dunsar Media Company . 10 November 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191112174604/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1086922/cikamatana-stars-at-iwf-grand-prix-lima . 12 November 2019.
  11. Web site: Weightlifting Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20240811193408/https://olympics.com/OG2024/pdf/OG2024/WLF/OG2024_WLF_B99_WLF-------------------------------.pdf . 11 August 2024 . 12 August 2024 . 2024 Summer Olympics.
  12. Web site: 2022 IWF World Weightlifting Championships Results. International Weightlifting Federation. IWF. 18 July 2023.
  13. Web site: Birmingham 2022 Results . 2023-07-18 . results.birmingham2022.com . en.
  14. Web site: Roma 2020 World Cup Results Website. International Weightlifting Federation. IWF. 24 February 2020.
  15. Web site: Tianjin 2019 World Cup Results Website. International Weightlifting Federation. IWF. 24 February 2020.
  16. Web site: 2019 IWF Grand Prix ODESUR CSLP Results. live. 26 October 2021. International Weightlifting Federation. IWF. https://web.archive.org/web/20210724072606/https://iwf.sport/results/results-by-events/?event_id=485 . 2021-07-24 .
  17. Web site: Commonwealth Games Results Book. Gold Coast 2018 Official Website. GOLDOC. 18 May 2019. 14 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180414010347/https://www.gc2018.com/sites/default/files/2018-04/GC2018_WLF_Results_Book_10042018.pdf. dead.
  18. Web site: 2017 IWF Junior World Championships Results Website. International Weightlifting Federation. IWF. 25 May 2019.
  19. Web site: 2016 IWF Youth World Championships Results Website. International Weightlifting Federation. IWF. 25 May 2019.

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