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David Liti
2024 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Full nameDavid Andrew Liti
NicknameBig Bear
Born (1996-07-11) 11 July 1996 (age 30)
Auckland, New Zealand
Home townAuckland, New Zealand
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) (2018)[1]
Weight185 kg (408 lb) (2018)[1]
Sport
Coached byTina Ball
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  New Zealand
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place2018 Gold Coast+105 kg
Gold medal – first place2026 Glasgow+110 kg
Silver medal – second place2022 Birmingham+109 kg
Commonwealth Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 Tashkent+109 kg
Silver medal – second place2016 Penang+105 kg
Pacific Games
Gold medal – first place2023 Honiara+109 kg
Bronze medal – third place2015 Port Moresby+105 kg
Oceania Championships
Gold medal – first place2018 Le-Mont Dore+105 kg
Gold medal – first place2023 Honiara+109 kg
Gold medal – first place2024 Auckland+109 kg
Gold medal – first place2025 Meyuns+110 kg
Silver medal – second place2026 Apia+110 kg
Bronze medal – third place2015 Port Moresby+105 kg

David Andrew Liti (born 11 July 1996)[1] is a New Zealand weightlifter, who won the gold medal in the +105 kg event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. His total lift of 403 kg was a Commonwealth Games record.[2]

At the Games' closing ceremony, Liti was presented with the David Dixon Award for sportsmanship shown towards his injured weightlifting rival Lauititi Lui.[3]

Career

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He represented New Zealand at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, finishing fifth in the men's +109 kg event.[4][5]

In December 2022, he was elected as member of the IWF Athletes' Commission.[6]

In August 2024, he finished in eighth place in the men's +102 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France.[7]

Major results

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Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Summer Olympics
2021Tokyo, Japan+109 kg173178183N/a229236241N/a4145
2024Paris, France+102 kg178182184N/a224231235N/a4158
World Championships
2017Anaheim, United States+105 kg160166171142182222221138814
2018Ashgabat, Turkmenistan+109 kg16116516920220226231 1139512
2019Pattaya, Thailand+109 kg163168173212162222271240016
2021Tashkent, Uzbekistan+109 kg1721761801222322723164079
2022Bogotá, Colombia+109 kg16717017318218223—1339616
2023Riyadh, Saudi Arabia+109 kg1741781811222422422684079
IWF World Cup
2024Phuket, Thailand+109 kg17518118510228228————
Oceania Championships
2016Suva, Fiji+105 kg14615215742002002062nd place, silver medalist(s)3634
2018Mont-Dore, New Caledonia+105 kg160——1st place, gold medalist(s)200——1st place, gold medalist(s)3601st place, gold medalist(s)
2024Auckland, New Zealand+109 kg1771821832nd place, silver medalist(s)2232302361st place, gold medalist(s)4131st place, gold medalist(s)
Pacific Games
2015Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea+105 kg13113514061721771813rd place, bronze medalist(s)3213rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2019Apia, Samoa+109 kg1731771802nd place, silver medalist(s)220220220———
2023Honiara, Solomon Islands+109 kg1761761821st place, gold medalist(s)216223—1st place, gold medalist(s)4051st place, gold medalist(s)

References

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  1. 1 2 3 "David Liti". gc2018.com. Retrieved 10 April 2018.[dead link]
  2. ↑ "David Liti breaks record, wins Commonwealth Games gold in men's 105kg+ weightlifting". Stuff.co.nz. 10 April 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  3. ↑ "David Liti receives the David Dixon Award for outstanding sporting spirit at Commonwealth Games". Stuff.co.nz. 16 April 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  4. ↑ "Tokyo Olympics: Meet the New Zealand team who will be going for gold". stuff.co.nz. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "Men's +109 kg Results" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  6. ↑ Oliver, Brian (21 December 2022). "Three Olympic weightlifting champions and 700,000 Instagram followers - the new IWF Athletes Commission". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  7. ↑ "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
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