Faustina Opeloge Explained

Birth Name:Faustina Opeloge
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Sport:Weightlifting

Faustina Niusila Opeloge (born ~2005) is a Samoan Weightlifter. She won a gold medal at the 2022 Pacific Mini Games.[1] She is the daughter of Commonwealth Games gold medalist Niusila Opeloge.[1]

Opeloge was educated at Leififi College.[2] She competed at the 2019 Pacific Games in Apia at the age of 14, winning a gold medal in powerlifting.[2] [3] At the 2022 Pacific Mini Games in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands she won gold in the 81 kg category.[4] [5] [6] She also won gold in the 2022 Oceania Senior Championships.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Junior Gold Medalist Started Weightlifting in an Open Fale infront of Her Home . Samoa Global News . Loreta Kelemete . 25 May 2022 . 13 July 2022.
  2. Web site: Golden lift for Faustina Opeloge . Samoa Observer . 18 July 2019 . Ivamere Nataro . 13 July 2022.
  3. Web site: Samoa powerlifting team wins 3 gold medals . Loop Samoa . 20 July 2019 . 13 July 2022.
  4. Web site: Samoa rakes in medal from Saipan . Samoa Observer . Matai'a Lanuola Tusani T - Ah Tong . 23 June 2022 . 13 July 2022.
  5. Web site: Fiji sprinter secures Mini Games gold as Tonga bags shot put win . RNZ . 23 June 2022 . 13 July 2022.
  6. Web site: Samoa Women Lifters Dominate Heavyweight Division at Pacific Mini Games 2022 . Samoa Global News . Loreta Kelemete . 25 June 2022 . 17 July 2022.
  7. Web site: Samoa's Opeloge family shines in weightlifting . Loop Samoa . 23 June 2022 . 13 July 2022.

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