Luisa Peters

Luisa Fatiaki Taitapu Peters (born 27 June 1993) is a police officer and retired^[3] weightlifter from the Cook Islands, who competes in the +75 kg weight division. She participated in two Olympics (2012, 2016) and three Commonwealth Games (2010, 2014, 2018) with the best result of fifth place in 2018. She won a bronze medal at the 2015 Pacific Games.

Luisa Peters

Peters at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Full name	Luisa Fatiaki Taitapu Peters
Born	(1993-06-27) 27 June 1993 (age 32) Rarotonga, Cook Islands
Height	165 cm (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Weight	100 kg (220 lb)
Sport
Country	Cook Islands
Sport	Weightlifting
Event	+75 kg
Club	Oceania Weightlifting Institute[2]
Coached by	Paul Coffa (club) Unakea Kauvai (national)[2]
Medal record Women's weightlifting Representing  Cook Islands Pacific Games 2015 Port Moresby +75 kg Commonwealth Championships 2015 Pune +75 kg Oceania Championships 2015 Port Moresby +75 kg 2016 Suva +75 kg

Peters took up weightlifting aged 16. In 2016, she was elected on a four-year term as a vice president of the Oceania Weightlifting Federation, becoming its first female official.^[2]

In 2025, she was elected as the Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee’s first female president.^[4]

Major results

Year	Venue	Weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total	Rank
			1	2	3	Rank	1	2	3	Rank
Representing  Cook Islands
Olympic Games
2016	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	+75 kg	95	100	100	14	119	124	126	14	224	14
2012	London, United Kingdom	+75 kg	74	78	82	13	95	100	105	13	182	12
World Championships
2015	Houston, United States	+75 kg	92	95	98	31	115	120	120	31	210	30
Oceania Championships
2017	Gold Coast, Australia	+90 kg	100	100	100	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	Suva, Fiji	+75 kg	95	100	100		117	122	122		212
2015	Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea	+75 kg	94	94	98		113	113	113		207
Commonwealth Games
2018	Gold Coast, Australia	+90 kg	100	103	103	6	120	125	127	4	225	5
2014	Glasgow, United Kingdom	+75 kg	95	100	103	6	115	120	125	5	225	6[5]
2010	Delhi, India	+75 kg	62	65	70	10	81	85	88	10	155	10[6]
Pacific Games
2015	Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea	+75 kg	94	94	98		113	113	113		207
2011	Nouméa, New Caledonia	+75 kg	73	77	80	4	92	95	95	4	175	4