Dika Toua

Dika Toua
Personal information
NationalityPapua New Guinean
Born (1984-06-23) 23 June 1984 (age 40)
Port Moresby
Height1.5 m (4 ft 11 in)
Weight48–53 kg (106–117 lb)
Sport
Country Papua New Guinea
SportWeightlifting
EventWomen's 53 kg
Coached byPaul Coffa
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals5
World finals4
Medal record
Women's weightlifting
Representing  Papua New Guinea
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Glasgow 53 kg
Silver medal – second place 2006 Melbourne 53 kg
Silver medal – second place 2018 Gold Coast 53 kg
Pacific Games
Gold medal – first place 2007 Apia 53 kg
Gold medal – first place 2011 Nouméa 53 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Apia 49 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Honiara 49 kg
Commonwealth Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Apia 53 kg
Silver medal – second place 2015 Pune 53 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Apia 49 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Gold Coast 53 kg
Pacific Mini Games
Gold medal – first place 2017 Port Vila 53 kg
Gold medal – first place 2021 Saipan 49 kg
Oceania Championships
Gold medal – first place 2002 Suva 53 kg
Gold medal – first place 2003 Nuku'alofa 53 kg
Gold medal – first place 2004 Suva 53 kg
Gold medal – first place 2005 Melbourne 53 kg
Gold medal – first place 2007 Apia 53 kg
Gold medal – first place 2008 Auckland 53 kg
Gold medal – first place 2012 Apia 53 kg
Gold medal – first place 2013 Brisbane 53 kg
Gold medal – first place 2014 Le Mont-Dore 53 kg
Gold medal – first place 2017 Gold Coast 53 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Le Mont-Dore 53 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Apia 49 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Saipan 49 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Honiara 49 kg
Gold medal – first place 2024 Auckland 49 kg
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Loa Dika Toua (born 23 June 1984) is a Papua New Guinean Olympian weightlifter. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Women's −49 kg.[1]

She currently competes in the 49 kg weight class. She is a 15 time, and current, Oceania champion and a former Commonwealth champion.[2] She is also the current Pacific Games champion.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Weightlifting TOUA Loa Dika". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  2. ^ "TOUA Dika". International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 27 May 2011.
  3. ^ "2007 South Pacific Games: Women's Weightlifting results". Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2007.
  4. ^ The National (PNG): "Day of medals", 29 August 2007 Archived 19 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine