Petelo Lautusi is a Samoan weightlifter who has represented Samoa at the Commonwealth Games.

Petelo Lautusi
Sport
Country Samoa
SportOlympic weightlifting
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Samoa
Oceania Weightlifting Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 109kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Apia 102kg
Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Apia 102kg

He contested the 2019 Oceania Weightlifting Championships and 2019 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships, winning silver and bronze in the 102 kg division.[1] At the online 2021 Oceania Weightlifting Championships he won gold in the 109 kg division.

In 2022 he was one of six Samoan weightlifters to qualify for the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[2][3] On 14 July 2022 he was selected as part of Samoa's team for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.[4][5]

References edit

  1. ^ "Transgender weightlifter Hubbard beats home favourites at Samoa 2019 after driving incident revealed". Loop Samoa. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  2. ^ Gutu Faasau (27 June 2022). "Weightlifters, wrestlers set eyes on Birmingham". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Team Samoa Weightlifting – Qualified, Set and Loaded for Commonwealth Games 2022". Samoa Global News. 16 March 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  4. ^ Gutu Faasau (13 July 2022). "SASNOC announces Team Samoa for Commonwealth Games". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Team Samoa for Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham Announced". Samoa Global News. 13 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.