| Birth Date: | 1980 6, df=yes |
| Country: |  |
| Sport: | Weightlifting |
| Event: | Men's 105 kg |
Niusila Opeloge is a weightlifter from Samoa..[1]
Opeloge comes from a weightlifting family.[2] His sister, Ele Opeloge is also a gold medalist at the Commonwealth Games, winning hers on the same day.[3]
Opeloge took up weightlifting in 1999.[2] At the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England he won a bronze in the 85 kg snatch event.[4] At the 2010 Commonwealth Games, in New Delhi, India he won gold in the 105 kg to give Samoa its third gold medal of the Games.[5] In the process, he also became the first Samoan to win medals in any sport at two Commonwealth Games.[4] Opeloge was suspended in 2007 for two years due to a doping.[6] The use of banned substances in Weightlifting is prohibited and is considered cheating.