Toua Udia (born 7 December 1992) is a Papua New Guinean male weightlifter, competing in the 77 kg category and representing Papua New Guinea at international competitions. He won the bronze medal at the 2011 Pacific Games, the gold medal at the 2013 Pacific Mini Games and the gold medal at the 2015 Pacific Games, lifting a total of 302 kg. He participated at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in the 77 kg event.[1] Shortly after competing, Udia was acquitted in a case of sexual assault.[2]

Toua Udia
Personal information
Full nameToua Udia
Born (1992-12-07) 7 December 1992 (age 31)
Weight76.48 kg (168.6 lb)
Sport
Country Papua New Guinea
SportWeightlifting
Weight class77 kg
TeamNational team
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Papua New Guinea
Pacific Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Port Moresby 77 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Nouméa 69 kg
Commonwealth Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Pune 77 kg
Oceania Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Port Moresby 77 kg
Silver medal – second place 2017 Gold Coast 77 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 89 kg
Updated on 17 January 2022.

Major competitions edit

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Commonwealth Games
2014   Glasgow, Scotland 77 kg 120 125 129 155 163 170 288 9

References edit

  1. ^ "Weightlifting at the 2014 Commonwealth Games - Toua Udia". iwf.net. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  2. ^ "Papua New Guinea weightlifter cleared of sexual assault". www.insidethegames.biz. 6 August 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2019.

External links edit