Tuvalu Powerlifting Federation

Tuvalu Powerlifting Federation

Sport	Powerlifting
Abbreviation	TPF
Founded	2013 (2013)
Affiliation	International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) provisional member
Regional affiliation	Oceania
Headquarters	Vaiaku, Funafuti
President	Uluao Lauti[1]
Coach	Mr. Liai Liai Mataio (2016)[2]

The Tuvalu Powerlifting Federation (TPF) is the organisation recognised by the International Powerlifting Federation as the powerlifting federation of Tuvalu.

History

Tuvalu qualified 15 athletes in powerlifting to represent Tuvalu at the 2015 Pacific Games. Telupe Iosefa received the first ever gold medal won by Tuvalu at the Pacific Games in the powerlifting 120 kg male division with a total of 805.0 kg.[3][4][5][6]

Telupe Iosefa achieved a personal best of 851 kg at 120 kg at the 2016 Asia/Oceania Championships held in Christchurch, New Zealand.[7]

See also: Tuvalu at the Pacific Games, Tuvalu at the Commonwealth Games, and Tuvalu at the Olympics

Notable Tuvaluan powerlifters

• Telupe Iosefa: 120 kg male division with a total of 805.0 kg in Powerlifting at the 2015 Pacific Games.[5] This was an Oceania/Commonwealth Powerlifting Federation record;[8] 105 kg male division with a total of 647.5 kg at the 2013 Commonwealth Men's Powerlifting Championships, Auckland, New Zealand;[9] 120 kg male division in Powerlifting at the 2019 Pacific Games.[10]
• Teofoga Edueni Sonya Dabwido: 84 kg female division, with a total of 332.5 kg in Powerlifting at the 2015 Pacific Games.[11]
• Asenate Manoa: 72 kg female division, with a total of 340 kg in Powerlifting at the 2015 Pacific Games.[12]

Affiliations

• Tuvalu Athletics Association (TAA)
• Commonwealth Powerlifting Federation (CPF)
• International Powerlifting Federation (IPF)

References

1. "Oceania officials". Oceania Regional Powerlifting Federation. January 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
2. Niukena, Famomoi (29 May 2015). "Oceania Weightlifting - Senior Competition Results". Fenui News. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
3. Morgan, Liam (10 July 2015). "Tuvalu claim first-ever Pacific Games gold medal as Samoa and Nauru share Port Moresby 2015 powerlifting spoils". Pacific Games 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
4. "Iosefa makes history for Tuvalu with powerlifting gold". Pacific Games 2015. 11 July 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
5. "Powerlifting 120kg Male". Pacific Games 2015. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
6. "Sport: Tuvalu wins first ever Pacific Games gold". Radio New Zealand International. 11 July 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
7. "2016 Asia/Oceania Championships". Oceania Powerlifting Federation. December 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
8. "2015 Pacific Games". Oceania Powerlifting Federation. 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
9. "Commonwealth Mens Powerlifting Championships, New Zealand, Auckland" (PDF). Commonwealth Powerlifting Federation. 8 December 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
10. "Result: Powerlifting, Mens Up to 120 kg". Samoa 2019 Pacific Games - Government of Samoa. 20 July 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
11. "Powerlifting 84kg Female". Pacific Games 2015. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
12. "Powerlifting 72kg Female". Pacific Games 2015. 9 July 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.