Rupeni Varea Explained

Birth Name:Rupeni Fesaitu Varea
Birth Date:13 August 1968
Birth Place:Oinafa, Rotuma
Country: Fiji
Sport:Weightlifting
Olympics:1996 Summer Olympics

Rupeni Fesaitu Varea (born 13 August 1968) is a Rotuman former weightlifter who represented Fiji.

Career

Varea represented Fiji at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games. He finished 17th in the 83 kg division.[1]

Varea was selected as the best performer of the Fiji contingent at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This followed his fifth overall placing in the 85 kg division ahead of New Zealander James Swann with a total lift of 310 kg.[2]

Fijian rugby union centre Ravai Fatiaki is his second cousin.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rupeni Varea. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418112758/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/va/rupeni-varea-1.html. dead. 2020-04-18. sports-reference.com. 2009-03-24.
  2. Web site: 1998-09-22 . Archived News: September 1998 . 2022-06-11 . Rotuma.net.