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| Full name | David Andrew Liti | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Big Bear | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1996-07-11) 11 July 1996 (age 28) Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) (2018) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 185 kg (408 lb) (2018) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Coached by | Tina Ball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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David Andrew Liti (born 11 July 1996) is a New Zealand weightlifter, who won the gold medal in the +105 kg event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. His total lift of 403 kg was a Commonwealth Games record.
At the Games' closing ceremony, Liti was presented with the David Dixon Award for sportsmanship shown towards his injured weightlifting rival Lauititi Lui.
Career
He represented New Zealand at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, finishing fifth in the men's +109 kg event.
In December 2022, he was elected as member of the IWF Athletes' Commission.
In August 2024, he finished in eighth place in the men's +102 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France.
Major results
| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
| Summer Olympics | ||||||||||||
| 2021 | Tokyo, Japan | +109 kg | 173 | 178 | — | 229 | 236 | — | 414 | 5 | ||
| 2024 | Paris, France | +102 kg | 178 | 182 | 184 | — | 224 | 231 | — | 415 | 8 | |
| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2017 | Anaheim, United States | +105 kg | 160 | 166 | 14 | 218 | 222 | 11 | 388 | 14 | ||
| 2018 | Ashgabat, Turkmenistan | +109 kg | 161 | 165 | 169 | 20 | 220 | 226 | 11 | 395 | 12 | |
| 2019 | Pattaya, Thailand | +109 kg | 163 | 168 | 173 | 21 | 216 | 222 | 227 | 12 | 400 | 16 |
| 2021 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | +109 kg | 172 | 176 | 12 | 223 | 227 | 231 | 6 | 407 | 9 | |
| 2022 | Bogota, Colombia | +109 kg | 167 | 170 | 173 | 18 | 218 | 223 | — | 13 | 396 | 16 |
| 2023 | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | +109 kg | 174 | 178 | 181 | 12 | 226 | 8 | 407 | 9 | ||
| IWF World Cup | ||||||||||||
| 2024 | Phuket, Thailand | +109 kg | 175 | 181 | 10 | — | — | — | — | |||
| Oceania Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2016 | Suva, Fiji | +105 kg | 146 | 152 | 157 | 4 | 200 | 206 |  |
363 | 4 | |
| 2018 | Mont-Dore, New Caledonia | +105 kg | 160 | — | — |  |
200 | — | — | |
360 |
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| 2024 | Auckland, New Zealand | +109 kg | 177 | |
223 | 230 | 236 | |
413 |
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| Pacific Games | ||||||||||||
| 2015 | Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea | +105 kg | 131 | 135 | 140 | 6 | 172 | 177 | 181 |  |
321 |
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| 2019 | Apia, Samoa | +109 kg | 173 | 177 | |
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| 2023 | Honiara, Solomon Islands | +109 kg | 176 | 182 | |
216 | 223 | — | |
405 |
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References
- ^ "David Liti". gc2018.com. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- "David Liti breaks record, wins Commonwealth Games gold in men's 105kg+ weightlifting". Stuff.co.nz. 10 April 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- "David Liti receives the David Dixon Award for outstanding sporting spirit at Commonwealth Games". Stuff.co.nz. 16 April 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- "Tokyo Olympics: Meet the New Zealand team who will be going for gold". stuff.co.nz. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- "Men's +109 kg Results" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- Oliver, Brian (21 December 2022). "Three Olympic weightlifting champions and 700,000 Instagram followers - the new IWF Athletes Commission". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
- "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
External links
- David Liti at the International Weightlifting Federation
- David Liti at Olympics.com
- David Liti at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
- David Liti at Olympedia
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