Height 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) Event(s) Women's 53kg | Weight 53 kg (117 lb) Name Dika Toua | |
Born 23 June 1984 (age 40) ( 1984-06-23 ) | ||
Dika toua my olympic tale athlete profiles
Dika Loa Toua (born 23 June 1984) is a Papua New Guinean weightlifter.
Contents
- Dika toua my olympic tale athlete profiles
- Loa dika toua at the 2013 oceania weightlifting championship
- References
She was the first woman ever to lift weight at the Olympic Games, competing in the 48 kg category at the Sydney Olympics in 2000. She finished sixth in the women's 53 kg weight class at the 2004 Summer Olympics, lifting a total of 177.5 kg. She was her country's flag-bearer at the 2004 Games.
In 2006, she won the silver medal in the same weight class at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.
At the 2007 Pacific Games, she won gold in the 53 kg class, setting a new Games record.
She also won the gold medal in the 53 kg category at the 2008 Oceania Weightlifting Championships, with a total of 190 kg.
Toua qualified to compete for Papua New Guinea in the women's 53 kg event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. There she ranked 8th with a total of 184 kg.
She once again represented Papua New Guinea at the 2012 Summer Olympics, finishing in 14th.
At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, she won the gold medal, with a Games record of 193 kg.
She was inspired by her aunt who also won an Oceania Championship gold medal and owns her own weightlifting club in Port Moresby.