John Tafi Explained

Birth Date:	2002 5, df=yes
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Sport:	Weightlifting

John Lautafi Tafi (born 10 May 2002)^[1] is a Samoan Weightlifter who has represented Samoa at the Pacific Games and Commonwealth Games.

Tafi is from Lotopa on Upolu.

At the 2019 Pacific Games, Oceania & Commonwealth Championships in Apia he won 2 gold, 2 silver, and 9 bronze medals.^[2]

He set a new Oceania record in the 73 kg division at the 2021 Oceania Weightlifting Championships, with a snatch of 136 kg.^[3] At the 2022 Oceania Junior Championships he broke another three records, with a snatch of 133 kg, jerk of 165 kg, and total of 298 kg.^[4]

In 2022, he was one of six Samoan weightlifters to qualify for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.^[5] He competed in the men's 73 kg event.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Weightlifting – Men's 73kg – Start List. microplustimingservices.com. 31 July 2022. 10 January 2023.
2. Web site: Medals Galore for Samoa's Young Weightlifters . Samoa Global News . 11 July 2019 . 13 July 2022.
3. Web site: Tafi sets Oceania record . Samoa Observer . Vaelei Von Dincklage . 30 May 2021 . 13 July 2022.
4. Web site: John Tafi Breaks Three Oceania Junior Records for Men's 73kg Division . Samoa Global News . Loreta Kelemete . 24 May 2022 . 13 July 2022.
5. Web site: Team Samoa Weightlifting – Qualified, Set and Loaded for Commonwealth Games 2022 . Samoa Global News . 16 March 2022 . 13 July 2022.