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Niusila Opeloge

Personal information
Born	(1980-06-23) 23 June 1980
Sport
Country	Samoa
Sport	Weightlifting
Event	Men's 105 kg
Medal record Men's Weightlifting Representing Samoa Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi 105 kg 2002 Manchester 85 kg Snatch

Niusila Opeloge is a weightlifter from Samoa.

Family

Opeloge comes from a weightlifting family. He and his sister Ele Opeloge are both Commonwealth Games gold medalist weightlifters, both winning their medals on the same day.

Career

Opeloge took up weightlifting in 1999. At the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England he won a bronze in the 85 kg snatch event. At the 2010 Commonwealth Games, in New Delhi, India he won gold in the 105 kg to give Samoa its third gold medal of the Games. In the process, he also became the first Samoan to win medals in any sport at two Commonwealth Games. Opeloge was suspended in 2007 for two years due to a doping. The use of banned substances in Weightlifting is prohibited and is considered cheating.