David Liti
Personal information
Full nameDavid Andrew Liti
Born (1996-07-11) 11 July 1996
Auckland, New Zealand
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) (2018)[1]
Weight165 kg (364 lb) (2018)[1]
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  New Zealand
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place2018 Gold Coast+105 kg
Silver medal – second place2022 Birmingham+109 kg
Pacific Games
Bronze medal – third place2015 Port Moresby+105 kg
Commonwealth Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 Tashkent+109 kg
Silver medal – second place2016 Penang+105 kg
Oceania Championships
Gold medal – first place2018 Le-Mont Dore+105 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]

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]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "David Liti". gc2018.com. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  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). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original 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.


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