Luisa Peters
Luisa Fatiaki Taitapu Peters (born 27 June 1993) is a weightlifter from the Cook Islands, who competes in the +75 kg weight division. She participated in two Olympics (2012, 2016) and three Commonwealth Games (2010, 2014, 2018) with the best result of fifth place in 2018. She won a bronze medal at the 2015 Pacific Games.
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| Full name | Luisa Fatiaki Taitapu Peters | ||||||||||
| Born | 27 June 1993 Rarotonga, Cook Islands | ||||||||||
| Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in)[1] | ||||||||||
| Weight | 100 kg (220 lb) | ||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||
| Country |  Cook Islands | ||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||
| Event(s) | +75 kg | ||||||||||
| Club | Oceania Weightlifting Institute[2] | ||||||||||
| Coached by | Paul Coffa (club) Unakea Kauvai (national)[2] | ||||||||||
Medal record
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Peters took up weightlifting aged 16. In 2016, she was elected on a four-year term as a vice president of the Oceania Weightlifting Federation, becoming its first female official.[2]
Major results
| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
| Representing Cook Islands | ||||||||||||
| Olympic Games | ||||||||||||
| 2016 |  Rio de Janeiro, Brasil | +75 kg | 95 | 100 | 14 | 119 | 124 | 14 | 224 | 14 | ||
| 2012 |  London, Great Britain | +75 kg | 74 | 78 | 82 | 13 | 95 | 100 | 13 | 182 | 12 | |
| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2015 |  Houston, United States | +75 kg | 92 | 95 | 31 | 115 | 31 | 210 | 30 | |||
| Oceania Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2017 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Gold Coast, Australia | +90 kg | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2016 |  Suva, Fiji | +75 kg | 95 |  | 117 | | 212 | | ||||
| 2015 |  Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea | +75 kg | 94 | | 113 | | 207 | | ||||
| Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||||
| 2018 | Gold Coast, Australia | +90 kg | 100 | 6 | 120 | 125 | 4 | 225 | 5 | |||
| 2014 |  Glasgow, Scotland | +75 kg | 95 | 100 | 6 | 115 | 120 | 125 | 5 | 225 | 6[3] | |
| 2010 |  Delhi, India | +75 kg | 62 | 65 | 70 | 10 | 81 | 85 | 10 | 155 | 10[4] | |
| Pacific Games | ||||||||||||
| 2015 | Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea | +75 kg | 94 | | 113 | | 207 | | ||||
| 2011 |  Nouméa, New Caledonia | +75 kg | 73 | 77 | 80 | 4 | 92 | 95 | 4 | 175 | 4 | |
References
- Luisa Fatiaki Taitapu Peters. rio2016.com
- Luisa Fatiaki Taitapu Peters. nbcolympics.com
- "Women's +75 kg - Result". results.glasgow2014.com.
- "Commonwealth Games Weightlifting results" (PDF). www.oceaniaweightlifting.com.
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