Morea Baru
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| Nationality | Papua New Guinean | |||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 April 1990 | |||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) | |||||||||||||||
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| Country |
 Papua New Guinea | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||
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Morea Baru (born April 15 1990)[1] is a Papua New Guinean Olympic weightlifter. He represented his country at the 2016 Summer Olympics. He finished in 6th place.[2] He competed at the 2016 Oceania Weightlifting Championship in Suva, Fiji and won with a total lift of 283 kg.[3] Baru also participated at the Australian International Open in March 2016 and also took top honours with a total of 291 kg.[4] He competed at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and finished fourth.[5][6]
References
- ↑ "Morea Baru". Rio 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ↑ Jinimbo, Lamech (9 August 2016). "PNG weightlifter Morea Baru finishes 6th in Rio". www.looptonga-sb.com. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
- ↑ Narain, Pravin (26 May 2016). "Victory for Baru in senior category". Fiji Times Online.com. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
- ↑ Mou, Freddy (25 May 2016). "Morea Baru sets his eyes on Rio". www.looppng.com. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
- ↑ "Glasgow 2014 - Men's 62kg Group A". g2014results.thecgf.com. 2014. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
- ↑ "Glasgow 2014 - Morea Baru Profile". g2014results.thecgf.com. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
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