Maamaloa Lolohea

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]

  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.