Telupe Iosefa

Telupe Iosefa
Personal information
Born (1986-11-01) 1 November 1986 (age 38)
Nukulaelae
Medal record
Men's Powerlifting
Representing  Tuvalu
Commonwealth Men's Powerlifting Championships
Silver medal – second place 2013 Commonwealth Men's Powerlifting Championships 105 kg
Pacific Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Port Moresby 120 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Apia 120 kg

Telupe Iosefa (born 1 November 1986, in Nukulaelae)[1] is a Tuvaluan powerlifter. In 2015 Telupe Iosefa received the first ever gold medal won by Tuvalu at the Pacific Games in the powerlifting 120 kg male division.[2][3][4][5]

  1. ^ "2013 Tuvalu Games" (PDF). Tuvalu Weightlifting Federation. July 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  2. ^ Morgan, Liam (10 July 2015). "Tuvalu claim first-ever Pacific Games gold medal as Samoa and Nauru share Port Moresby 2015 powerlifting spoils". Pacific Games 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Iosefa makes history for Tuvalu with powerlifting gold". Pacific Games 2015. 11 July 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  4. ^ "Powerlifting 120kg Male". Pacific Games 2015. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  5. ^ "Sport: Tuvalu wins first ever Pacific Games gold". Radio New Zealand International. 11 July 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2015.