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Morea Baru

Morea Baru

Papua New Guinean Olympic weightlifter

Morea Baru (born April 15 1990)[1] is a Papua New Guinean Olympic weightlifter. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics. He finished in 6th place.[2] He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Men's −61 kg.[3][4]

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Career

He competed at the 2016 Oceania Weightlifting Championship in Suva, Fiji and won with a total lift of 283 kg.[5] Baru also participated at the Australian International Open in March 2016 and also took top honours with a total of 291 kg.[6] He competed at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and finished fourth.[7][8]

Major results

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References

  1. [1]
    "Morea Baru". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
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    Jinimbo, Lamech (9 August 2016). "PNG weightlifter Morea Baru finishes 6th in Rio". www.looptonga-sb.com. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
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    "Weightlifting BARU Morea". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-09-04. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
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    "BARU FINISHES 10th IN TOKYO". Post Courier. 2021-07-25. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
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    Narain, Pravin (26 May 2016). "Victory for Baru in senior category". Fiji Times Online.com. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
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    Mou, Freddy (25 May 2016). "Morea Baru sets his eyes on Rio". www.looppng.com. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
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    "Glasgow 2014 - Men's 62kg Group A". g2014results.thecgf.com. 2014. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
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    "Glasgow 2014 - Morea Baru Profile". g2014results.thecgf.com. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
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    Archived 2012-10-16 at the Wayback Machine


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