Maamaloa Lolohea
Personal information | |
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Nationality | ![]() |
Born | Kolofo'ou, Tonga | 27 May 1968
Died | May 21, 2020 | (aged 51)
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Weight | 135 kg (298 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Weightlifting |
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]
Major results
[edit]Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
Representing ![]() | ||||||||||||
Olympic Games | ||||||||||||
2008 | ![]() | +105 kg | 127 | 135 | 140 | 13 | 173 | 13 | 313 | 13 | ||
Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||||
2006 | ![]() | +105 kg | 135 | 4 | 175 | 177 | 4 | 312 | 4 | |||
2002 | ![]() | +105 kg | 125.0 | 130.0 | 6 | 160.0 | 170.0 | 6 | 300.0 | 6 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Maamaloa Lolohea". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Men's +105kg (+231 lbs)". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 19 August 2012. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
External links
[edit]- Maamaloa Lolohea at Olympedia
- Maamaloa Lolohea at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- NBC 2008 Olympics profile