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Leotina Sivelio Petelo is a Samoan weightlifter who has represented Samoa at the Pacific Games.
Petelo is from Ululoloa, Salailua and Saleaula and was educated at Faleata College.
She contested the 2019 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, coming 5th in the 81 kg category. At the 2019 Pacific Games in Apia she won three gold medals in the 81 kg division. She also won gold in the junior and senior 81 kg categories at the 2019 Oceania Weightlifting Championships and 2019 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships, which were held concurrently.
References
- ^ "7 Gold Medals for 17-year-old Lifter from Savaii, Leotina Sivelio Petelo!". Samoa Global News. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- "Sport: Dream becomes reality for Samoan weightlifters at Junior World Champs". RNZ. 10 June 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- ^ Thomas Airey (12 July 2019). "Samoan weightlifters rolling with four Pacific Games golds already on Day Four". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- "Sport: Samoa surge into 2nd on Pacific Games medal table". RNZ. 13 July 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- "Local girl wins seven golds in weightlifting". Samoa 2019. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
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