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Rupeni Varea

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Rupeni Varea
Personal information
Birth nameRupeni Fesaitu Varea
Born (1968-08-13) August 13, 1968 (age 56)
Oinafa, Rotuma
Sport
CountryFiji Fiji
SportWeightlifting
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals1996 Summer Olympics
Medal record
Pacific Games
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Fiji Total
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Fiji Snatch
Silver medal – second place 2003 Fiji Clean & Jerk

Rupeni Fesaitu Varea (born 13 August 1968) is a Rotuman former weightlifter who represented Fiji.

Career

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Varea represented Fiji at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games. He finished 17th in the 83 kg division.[1]

Varea was selected as the best performer of the Fiji contingent at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This followed his fifth overall placing in the 85 kg division ahead of New Zealander James Swann with a total lift of 310 kg.[2]

Fijian rugby union centre Ravai Fatiaki is his second cousin.

References

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  1. ^ "Rupeni Varea". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2009-03-24.
  2. ^ "Archived News: September 1998". Rotuma.net. 1998-09-22. Retrieved 2022-06-11.
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