Jack Opeloge
Sport
Country Samoa
SportWeightlifting
Medal record
Men's Weightlifting
Representing  Samoa
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place2022 Birmingham109 kg
Pacific Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Apia 81kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Apia 81kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Apia 81kg
Oceania Championships
Gold medal – first place2021102 kg

Jack Hitila Opeloge is a Samoan weightlifter who has represented Samoa at the Pacific Games and Commonwealth Games.

Opeloge comes from a weightlifting family.[1] His brother Niusila and his sister Ele both won gold at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, in New Delhi, while his brother Don Opeloge won silver at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[1]

At the 2019 Pacific Games in Apia he won a gold, silver and bronze medal in the 81 kg division.[2] At the 2021 Oceania Weightlifting Championships he won gold in the 102 kg division. At the 2022 Oceania Online Cup he came second to his brother Don.[3]

In 2022 he was one of six Samoan weightlifters to qualify for the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[4] He won silver in the 109 kg division after the cancellation of the 102 kg division.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Meet the Opeloges: Samoa's first family of weightlifting". RNZ. 20 October 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  2. ↑ "Sport: Samoa surge into 2nd on Pacific Games medal table". RNZ. 13 July 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  3. ↑ Marc Membrere (28 March 2022). "Opeloge brothers seal top spot in regional tournament". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  4. ↑ "Team Samoa Weightlifting – Qualified, Set and Loaded for Commonwealth Games 2022". Samoa Global News. 16 March 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  5. ↑ "Birmingham 2022: Jack Opeloge Wins Silver for Samoa". Samoa Global News. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.


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