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Manueli Tulo
Manueli Tulo (born 25 March 1990) is a Fijian weightlifter who competed for Fiji at the 2012 Summer Olympics and at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[1][2] Both times he competed in the Men's 56kg event, finishing 13th both times.[2] His wife Maria Liku also represented Fiji in weightlifting at the 2012 Summer Olympics, while his younger sister, Seruwaia Malani, competed at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.[3] CareerIn 2009, he won the 2008 Fiji Sportsman of the Year award, having won Fiji's first gold medal at the Commonwealth Youth Games in 2008.[4][3] Also in 2009, he finished 4th at the Commonwealth Championship.[3] He came 3rd in the 2016 Commonwealth Championship, after finishing 5th in the 2015 edition.[5] Tulo won a gold medal at the 2016 Oceania Weightlifting Championships.[6] He also won a gold medal at the Australian Open Championships when he snatched 108 kg, clean and jerked 134 kg for a total of 242 kg.[7] That year he finished 5th in the Commonwealth Championships.[3] Tulo finished 8th at the 2017 World Championships, with a total of 238 kg (103 kg snatch, 135 kg clean & jerk).[3] This was a great improvement over his previous World Championship finishes of 21st, 22nd and 26th (in 2011, 2015 and 2010 respectively).[3] At the 2018 Commonwealth Games, he finished 4th, with a total of 239 kg (104 kg snatch, 135 kg clean & jerk).[5] References
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