Sam Pera Jr.

Sam Pera Jr.
Personal information
Full nameSamuel Raphael Pera
Born11 March 1989 (1989-03-11) (age 35)
Rarotonga, Cook Islands
Weight123 kg (271 lb)
Sport
Country Cook Islands
SportWeightlifting Rugby League
Weight class+105 kg
Medal record
Oceania Weightlifting Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Auckland +105 kg

Samuel Raphael Pera Junior (born 11 March 1989) is a weightlifter from the Cook Islands, competing in the +105 kg category. He was born in Rarotonga.

He is the son of weightlifter Sam Nunuku Pera, who represented the Cook Islands at the Summer Olympics in 1992, 1996, 2000, and 2004.[1] At the 2006 Commonwealth Games he competed against his father[2] in the 105 kg category, and won with 293 kg to 281 kg, ranking 9th.[3]

Sam Pera Junior ranked 32nd at the 2007 World Championships, with a total of 330 kg.[4]

He won the bronze medal at the 2008 Oceania Senior Championships, with a total of 335 kg.[5]

At the 2008 Junior World Championships he ranked 13th, with a total of 340 kg.[6]

He is representing the Cook Islands at the 2008 Summer Olympics, competing in the +105 kg division.[7] He served as the Cook Islands flag-bearer in the 2008 Summer Olympics.[8]

Major results

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Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
World Championships
2007 Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand +105 kg 140 145 150 33 170 180 185 31 330 32
Pacific Games
2011 New Caledonia Nouméa, New Caledonia +105 kg ? ? ? --- ? ? ? --- 350 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

References

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  1. ^ "Cook Islands at the Olympic Games". Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 9 September 2007.
  2. ^ "Biography Pera Sam". Melbourne 2006.
  3. ^ "Biography Pera Sam Jnr". Melbourne 2006.
  4. ^ "PERA Samuel". International Weightlifting Federation.
  5. ^ "PERA Sam Jr". International Weightlifting Federation.
  6. ^ "PERA Samuel Jnr". International Weightlifting Federation.
  7. ^ Beijing Olympic profile
  8. ^ "Flag-bearers for Beijing Olympic Games opening ceremony". China.org.cn. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
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