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Steven Kakuna Kari
Personal information
Nationality Papua New Guinea
Born (1993-05-13) May 13, 1993 (age 31)
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Height167 cm (66 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
SportWeightlifting
Event(s)-77kg, -85 kg, -94kg
Medal record
Men's Weightlifting
Representing  Papua New Guinea
Pacific Games
Gold medal – first place 2011 Nouméa -85 kg
Gold medal – first place 2015 Port Moresby -94 kg
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Glasgow -94 kg

Steven Kari (born 13 May 1993 in Port Moresby) is a Papua New Guinean weightlifter competing in the men's 85 kg and later 94 kg category.

85kg

The youngest member of the Papua New Guinea team, he finished 15th at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[1] Kari won the gold medal at the 2011 Pacific Games.[2]

94kg

Kari won gold at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in the Men's 94 kg class.[3]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Steven Kari". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  2. ^ Rivers, Renate (September 6, 2011). "Weightlifting gold lifts Samoa at Pacific Games". Savali News. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  3. ^ Steven Kakuna Kari's biography at Glasgow 2014 official website.

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