David Liti
New Zealand weightlifter (born 1996) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
David Andrew Liti (born 11 July 1996)[1] is a New Zealand weightlifter, who won the gold medal in the +105 kg event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. His total lift of 403 kg was a Commonwealth Games record.[2]
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Full name | David Andrew Liti | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1996-07-11) 11 July 1996 (age 27) Auckland, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) (2018)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 185 kg (408 lb) (2018)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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At the Games' closing ceremony, Liti was presented with the David Dixon Award for sportsmanship shown towards his injured weightlifting rival Lauititi Lui.[3]
He represented New Zealand at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, finishing fifth in the men's +109 kg event.[4][5]
In December 2022, he was elected as member of the IWF Athletes' Commission.[6]