Vaipava Ioane

Vaipava Nevo Ioane (born 14 April 1988) is a former Samoan weightlifter.^[1] He competed in the men's 62 kg event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where he won a bronze medal.^[2]^[3] He represented his country at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Vaipava Ioane

Personal information

Nationality

Born

14 April 1988 (age 35)
Tuasivi, Samoa

Weight

62 kg (137 lb)

Sport

Event(s)

62 kg

Medal record

Men's weightlifting

Representing American Samoa
Oceania Championships
	2010 Suva	56 kg
Representing Samoa
Commonwealth Games
	2022 Birmingham	67 kg
	2014 Glasgow	62 kg
Pacific Games
	2019 Apia	67 kg
	2015 Port Moresby	62 kg
Commonwealth Championships
	2013 Penang	62 kg
	2017 Gold Coast	69 kg
	2019 Apia	67 kg
Oceania Championships
	2013 Brisbane	62 kg
	2014 Le Mont-Dore	62 kg
	2017 Gold Coast	69 kg
	2019 Apia	67 kg
	2021	67 kg
	2015 Port Moresby	62 kg
	2016 Suva	62 kg

Updated on 17 January 2022.

At the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham he won silver in the 67kg class.^[4]^[5] He retired after the games.^[6]

References edit

^ "Glasgow 2014 profile". Retrieved 11 October 2014.
^ Lova, Siala (28 July 2014). "Samoa has lift off". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
^ "Pacific Weightlifters shine in Glasgow". Radio New Zealand. 6 August 2014.
^ "Vaipava Nevo Ioane Wins Samoa's First Medal at Birmingham Games". Samoa Global News. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
^ Sialai Sarafina Sanerivi (1 August 2022). "Samoa wins first Commonwealth medal through Nevo Ioane". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
^ Sialai Sarafina Sanerivi (9 August 2022). "Silver medalist dedicates medal to coach Tuaopepe". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 9 August 2022.

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