Luisa Peters

Luisa Fatiaki Taitapu Peters (born 27 June 1993) is a weightlifter from the Cook Islands, who competes in the +75 kg weight division. She participated in two Olympics (2012, 2016) and three Commonwealth Games (2010, 2014, 2018) with the best result of fifth place in 2018. She won a bronze medal at the 2015 Pacific Games.

Luisa Peters
Peters at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Full nameLuisa Fatiaki Taitapu Peters
Born (1993-06-27) 27 June 1993
Rarotonga, Cook Islands
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Weight100 kg (220 lb)
Sport
Country Cook Islands
SportWeightlifting
Event(s)+75 kg
ClubOceania Weightlifting Institute[2]
Coached byPaul Coffa (club)
Unakea Kauvai (national)[2]

Peters took up weightlifting aged 16. In 2016, she was elected on a four-year term as a vice president of the Oceania Weightlifting Federation, becoming its first female official.[2]

Major results

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Representing  Cook Islands
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brasil+75 kg95100100141191241261422414
2012 London, Great Britain+75 kg74788213951001051318212
World Championships
2015 Houston, United States+75 kg929598311151201203121030
Oceania Championships
2017 Gold Coast, Australia+90 kg100100100
2016 Suva, Fiji+75 kg95100100117122122212
2015 Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea+75 kg949498113113113207
Commonwealth Games
2018 Gold Coast, Australia+90 kg100103103612012512742255
2014 Glasgow, Scotland+75 kg95100103611512012552256[3]
2010 Delhi, India+75 kg626570108185881015510[4]
Pacific Games
2015 Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea+75 kg949498113113113207
2011 Nouméa, New Caledonia+75 kg737780492959541754

References

  1. Luisa Fatiaki Taitapu Peters. rio2016.com
  2. Luisa Fatiaki Taitapu Peters. nbcolympics.com
  3. "Women's +75 kg - Result". results.glasgow2014.com.
  4. "Commonwealth Games Weightlifting results" (PDF). www.oceaniaweightlifting.com.
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