Logona Esau

Logona Esau (born 2 March 1987) is a Tuvaluan weightlifter.

Biography

He was the first athlete from Tuvalu to win a medal at an international competition, when he took bronze at the Pacific Mini Games in Koror in 2005.[1] As of 2006, he was ranked 132nd in the world by the International Weightlifting Federation.[2]

In 2007, he won silver in the men's 69 kg at the Pacific Games in Apia, lifting 141 kg.[3] In August 2008, he will take part in the World Weightlifting Championships.[4]

Esau represented Tuvalu at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne and also represented Tuvalu at the 2008 Summer Olympics. The 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was the first Olympic Games, in which Tuvalu participated. Esau finished 23rd in his event.[5] Esau was Tuvalu's flagbearer during the Games' opening ceremony.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Manoa makes Olympic history for tiny Tuvalu", ABC Radio Australia, 17 July 2008
  2. ↑ "2006 Annual World Ranking", International Weightlifting Federation
  3. ↑ "Tuvalu Earns Silver at South Pacific Games", Tuvalu News, 29 August 2007
  4. ↑ "Minginfel drops to bantamweight", Radio Australia, 18 July 2008
  5. ↑ "Hale to Olympics", Solomon Star, 14 July 2008
  6. ↑ "Tuvaluan lifter Esau looks forward to Olympic debut", Xinhua, 7 August 2008