Vaipava Ioane

Vaipava Nevo Ioane (born 14 April 1988) is a Samoan weightlifter.^[1] He competed in the men's 62 kg event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where he won a bronze medal.^[2][3] He represented his country at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Vaipava Ioane

Personal information
Nationality	Samoan
Born	(1988-04-14) 14 April 1988 (age 37) Tuasivi, Samoa
Weight	62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
Sport	Weightlifting
Event	62 kg
Medal record Men's weightlifting Representing  American Samoa Oceania Championships 2010 Suva 56 kg Representing  Samoa Commonwealth Games 2022 Birmingham 67 kg 2014 Glasgow 62 kg Pacific Games 2023 Honiara 67 kg 2019 Apia 67 kg 2015 Port Moresby 62 kg Commonwealth Championships 2013 Penang 62 kg 2017 Gold Coast 69 kg 2019 Apia 67 kg 2023 India 67 kg Oceania Championships 2013 Brisbane 62 kg 2014 Le Mont-Dore 62 kg 2017 Gold Coast 69 kg 2019 Apia 67 kg 2021 67 kg 2015 Port Moresby 62 kg 2016 Suva 62 kg
Updated on 21 November 2023

At the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham he won silver in the 67kg class.^[4][5] He announced his retirement after the games,^[6] but in January 2023 announced he would compete at the Pacific Elite International weightlifting tournament.^[7] He subsequently competed in the 2023 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships in India, winning gold in the 67kg category.^[8]

At the 2023 Pacific Games in Honiara he won three gold medals and set a new Oceania record.^[9]