Logona Esau
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| Born | 2 March 1987 Nukufetau | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) | |||||||||||
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| Country |  Tuvalu | |||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||
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Logona Esau (born 2 March 1987 on Nukufetau)[1] is a Tuvaluan weightlifter.
Biography
He was the first athlete from Tuvalu to win a medal at an international competition, when he took bronze in the 62 kg combined event at the 2005 South Pacific Mini Games in Koror, Palau.[2] As of 2006, he was ranked 132nd in the world by the International Weightlifting Federation.[3]
In 2007, he won silver in the men's 69 kg
Pacific Games in Apia, lifting 141 kg.[4] In August 2008, he took part in the World Weightlifting Championships.[5]
Esau represented
opening ceremony.[7]
References
- ^ "2013 Tuvalu Games" (PDF). Tuvalu Weightlifting Federation. July 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ^ "Weightlifting Men's Final Results 2005 South Pacific Mini Games". Fox Sports. 27 July 2005. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ^ "2006 Annual World Ranking" Archived 21 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine, International Weightlifting Federation
- ^ "Tuvalu Earns Silver at South Pacific Games, Apia, Samoa". tuvaluislands.com. 29 August 2007. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ^ "Minginfel drops to bantamweight" Archived 23 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Radio Australia, 18 July 2008
- ^ "Hale to Olympics", Solomon Star, 14 July 2008
- ^ "Tuvaluan lifter Esau looks forward to Olympic debut", Xinhua, 7 August 2008
External links
- Logona Esau at Olympedia
- Logona Esau at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
