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Samoan weightlifter
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Male
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Birth:
23 June 1980
The details
Biography
Introduction
Niusila Opeloge is a weightlifter from Samoa.
Family
Opeloge comes from a weightlifting family. His sister, Ele Opeloge is also a gold medalist at the Commonwealth Games, winning hers on the same day.
Career
2002
At the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England he won a bronze in the 85 kg snatch event.
2010
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. In the process, he also became the first Samoan to win medals in any sport at two Commonwealth Games.