Apolonia Vaivai

Apolonia Vaivai
Personal information
Nationality Fijian
Born (1991-02-05) 5 February 1991
Taveuni, Fiji
Height 1.53 m (5 ft 0 in)
Weight 75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Sport Weightlifting
Event(s) 75 kg
Updated on 24 August 2016.

Apolonia Vaivai (born 5 February 1991) is a Fijian weightlifter.[1] She competed in the women's 75 kg event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where she won a bronze medal.[2][3] In 2016, she won gold at the Oceania Weightlifting Championships in the 69 kg event.[4]. She won a bronze medal again in the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[5]

References

  1. "Glasgow 2014 profile". Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  2. Deo, Dhanjay; Naikaso, Filipe (30 July 2014). "Vaivai sets eyes on Rio Olympics". Fiji Village. Fiji. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  3. "Apolonia Vaivai Wins Fiji's First Medal". Sporting Scribe. Australia. 30 July 2014.
  4. Bola-Bari, Vuniwaqa (27 May 2016). "Vaivai wins gold for Fiji". The Fiji Times ONLINE. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  5. "1 in the bag". The Fiji Times ONLINE. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
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