John Tafi
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| Born | 10 May 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Samoa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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John Lautafi Tafi (born 10 May 2002)[1] is a Samoan Weightlifter who has represented Samoa at the Pacific Games and Commonwealth Games.
Tafi is from Lotopa on Upolu.[2]
At the 2019 Pacific Games, Oceania & Commonwealth Championships in Apia he won 2 gold, 2 silver, and 9 bronze medals.[3]
He set a new Oceania record in the 73 kg division at the 2021 Oceania Weightlifting Championships, with a snatch of 136 kg.[4] At the 2022 Oceania Junior Championships he broke another three records, with a snatch of 133 kg, jerk of 165 kg, and total of 298 kg.[2]
In 2022, he was one of six Samoan weightlifters to qualify for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.[5] He competed in the men's 73 kg event.
At the 2025 Pacific Mini Games in Meyuns, Palau he won three gold medals and was named best overall male athlete.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Weightlifting – Men's 73kg – Start List" (PDF). microplustimingservices.com. 31 July 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 September 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ a b Loreta Kelemete (24 May 2022). "John Tafi Breaks Three Oceania Junior Records for Men's 73kg Division". Samoa Global News. Archived from the original on 13 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- ^ "Medals Galore for Samoa's Young Weightlifters". Samoa Global News. 11 July 2019. Archived from the original on 8 August 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- ^ Vaelei Von Dincklage (30 May 2021). "Tafi sets Oceania record". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- ^ "Team Samoa Weightlifting – Qualified, Set and Loaded for Commonwealth Games 2022". Samoa Global News. 16 March 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- ^ Uale Tofilau (10 July 2025). "Tafi is best male athlete at Mini Games". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
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