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Maamaloa Lolohea

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Maamaloa Lolohea
Personal information
Nationality Tonga
Born(1968-05-27)27 May 1968
Kolofo'ou, Tonga
DiedMay 21, 2020(2020-05-21) (aged 51)
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight135 kg (298 lb)
Sport
SportWeightlifting
Event+100 kg

Maamaloa Lolohea (27 May 1968 – 21 May 2020)[1] was a Tongan weightlifter.[2] At age forty, Lolohea made his official debut for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed in the men's super heavyweight category (+105 kg). Lolohea placed thirteenth in this event, as he successfully lifted 140 kg in the single-motion snatch, and hoisted 173 kg in the two-part, shoulder-to-overhead clean and jerk, for a total of 313 kg.[3]

Major results

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Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Representing  Tonga
Olympic Games
2008 China Beijing, China +105 kg 127 135 140 13 173 185 185 13 313 13
Commonwealth Games
2006 Australia Melbourne, Australia +105 kg 135 140 140 4 175 177 190 4 312 4
2002 United Kingdom Manchester, Great Britain +105 kg 125.0 130.0 130.0 6 160.0 170.0 177.5 6 300.0 6

References

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  1. ^ "Maamaloa Lolohea". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Maamaloa Lolohea". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
  3. ^ "Men's +105kg (+231 lbs)". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 19 August 2012. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
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