Niusila Opeloge

Niusila Opeloge
Personal information
Born (1980-06-23) 23 June 1980 (age 43)
Sport
Country Samoa
SportWeightlifting
Event(s)Men's 105 kg
Medal record
Men's Weightlifting
Representing  Samoa
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Manchester 85 kg Snatch
Gold medal – first place 2010 Delhi 105 kg

Niusila Opeloge is a weightlifter from Samoa. He was suspended for a doping violation in 2007 for two years. He is considered a PED enhanced lifter.

Family

Opeloge comes from a weightlifting family. His sister, Ele Opeloge is also a gold medalist at the Commonwealth Games, winning hers on the same day.

Career

Opeloge took up weightlifting in 1999. At the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England he won a bronze in the 85 kg snatch event. At the 2010 Commonwealth Games, in New Delhi, India he won gold in the 105 kg to give Samoa its third gold medal of the Games. In the process, he also became the first Samoan to win medals in any sport at two Commonwealth Games. Opeloge was suspended in 2007 for two years due to a doping. The use of banned substances in Weightlifting is prohibited and is considered cheating.


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