2012 Oceania Weightlifting Championships
# 2012 Oceania Weightlifting Championships

The 2012 Oceania Weightlifting Championships took place at the Faleata Sports Complex in Apia, Samoa from 6 to 9 June 2012. Together with that year's Commonwealth Championships, they were held concurrently as a single event designated the 2012 Oceania & Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships.

## Medal summary

Results shown below are for the senior competition only. Junior and youth results are cited here and here respectively.

### Medal table

* Host nation (Samoa)

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Samoa* | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 | Kiribati | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Fiji | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | Australia | 1 | 6 | 3 | 10 |
| 6 | New Zealand | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 7 | Solomon Islands | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Micronesia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Nauru | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Niue | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Tonga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (11 entries) | Totals (11 entries) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 45 |

### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 56 kg | Manueli Tulo Fiji | 237 kg | Elson Brechtefeld Nauru | 217 kg | Fred Oala Papua New Guinea | 188 kg |
| 62 kg | Manuel Minginfel Micronesia | 280 kg | Daniel Koum Australia | 250 kg | Ianne Guiñares New Zealand | 239 kg |
| 69 kg | Takenibeia Toromon Kiribati | 267 kg | Tevita Tawai Fiji | 240 kg | Vester Villalon New Zealand | 237 kg |
| 77 kg | Toafitu Perive Samoa | 288 kg | Ben Turner Australia | 282 kg | Bob Pesaleli Samoa | 277 kg |
| 85 kg | Richie Patterson New Zealand | 334 kg | Steven Kari Papua New Guinea | 324 kg | Uati Maposua Samoa | 300 kg |
| 94 kg | David Katoatau Kiribati | 330 kg | Chris Ciancio Australia | 300 kg | Saxon Gregory-Hunt New Zealand | 282 kg |
| 105 kg | Meamea Thomas Kiribati | 330 kg | Tovia Opeloge Samoa | 317 kg | Robert Galsworthy Australia | 317 kg |
| +105 kg | Damon Kelly Australia | 390 kg | Itte Detenamo Nauru | 380 kg | Daniel Nemani Niue | 310 kg |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 48 kg | Kathleen Hare Papua New Guinea | 135 kg | Seruwaia Malani Fiji | 110 kg | Charlotte Moss New Zealand | 93 kg |
| 53 kg | Dika Toua Papua New Guinea | 182 kg | Socheata Be Australia | 150 kg | Phillipa Hale New Zealand | 146 kg |
| 58 kg | Maria Liku Fiji | 188 kg | Jenly Tegu Wini Solomon Islands | 161 kg | Christine Meier Australia | 154 kg |
| 63 kg | Hapilyn Iro Solomon Islands | 164 kg | Melissa Robinson Australia | 155 kg | Tuipulotu Fakaola Tonga | 147 kg |
| 69 kg | Tauimani Ah Kuoi Samoa | 183 kg | Vanissa Lui Samoa | 179 kg | Guba Hale Papua New Guinea | 165 kg |
| 75 kg | Mary Opeloge Samoa | 223 kg | Jenna Myers Australia | 211 kg | Apolonia Vaivai Fiji | 193 kg |
| +75 kg | Ele Opeloge Samoa | 264 kg | Tracey Lambrechs New Zealand | 234 kg | Deborah Acason Australia | 223 kg |
