Luisa Peters

Luisa Peters

Peters at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Full name Luisa Fatiaki Taitapu Peters
Born (1993-06-27) 27 June 1993
Rarotonga, Cook Islands
Height 165 cm (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Weight 100 kg (220 lb)
Sport
Country  Cook Islands
Sport Weightlifting
Event(s) +75 kg
Club Oceania Weightlifting Institute[2]
Coached by Paul Coffa (club)
Unakea Kauvai (national)[2]

Luisa Fatiaki Taitapu Peters (born 27 June 1993) is a weightlifter from the Cook Islands, who competes in the +75 kg weight division. She participated in the 2012 and 2016 Olympics and 2014 Commonwealth Games with the best result of sixth place in 2014. She won a bronze medal at the 2015 Pacific Games.

Peters took up weightlifting aged 16. In 2016 she was elected on a four-year term as a vice president of the Oceania Weightlifting Federation, becoming its first female official.[2]

Major results

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Representing  Cook Islands
Olympic Games
2016 Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brasil +75 kg 95100100141191241261422414
2012 United Kingdom London, Great Britain +75 kg 74788213951001051318212
World Championships
2015 United States Houston, United States +75 kg 929598311151201203121030
Oceania Championships
2016 Fiji Suva, Fiji +75 kg 951001003rd, bronze medalist(s)1171221223rd, bronze medalist(s)2123rd, bronze medalist(s)
Commonwealth Games
2014 Scotland Glasgow, Scotland +75 kg 95100103611512012552256[3]
2010 India Delhi, India +75 kg 626570108185881015510[4]

References

  1. Luisa Fatiaki Taitapu Peters. rio2016.com
  2. 1 2 3 Luisa Fatiaki Taitapu Peters. nbcolympics.com
  3. "Women's +75 kg - Result". results.glasgow2014.com.
  4. "Commonwealth Games Weightlifting results" (PDF). www.oceaniaweightlifting.com.
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