Sam Pera Junior

Sam Pera Junior (born March 11, 1989) is a weightlifter from the Cook Islands, competing in the +105 kg category. He was born in Rarotonga.

He is the son of weightlifter Sam Nunuku Pera, who represented the Cook Islands at the Summer Olympics in 1992, 1996, 2000, and 2004. [cite web|title=Cook Islands at the Olympic Games|publisher=Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee|url=http://www.oceaniasport.com/cookis/index.cgi?sID=29] At the 2006 Commonwealth Games he competed against his father [cite web|title=Biography Pera Sam|publisher=Melbourne 2006|url=http://melbourne2006.com.au/Participants/Participants?ID=107902] in the 105 kg category, and won with 293 kg to 281 kg, ranking 9th. [cite web|title=Biography Pera Sam Jnr|publisher=Melbourne 2006|url=http://melbourne2006.com.au/Participants/Participants?ID=107903]

Sam Pera Junior ranked 32nd at the 2007 World Championships, with a total of 330 kg. [cite web|title=PERA Samuel|publisher=International Weightlifting Federation|url=http://www.iwf.net/results/results_athlete_e.php?compid=1860]

He won the bronze medal at the 2008 Oceania Senior Championships, with a total of 335 kg. [cite web|title=PERA Sam Jr.|publisher=International Weightlifting Federation|url=http://www.iwf.net/results/results_athlete_e.php?compid=1915]

At the 2008 Junior World Championships he ranked 13th, with a total of 340 kg. [cite web|title=PERA Samuel Jnr|publisher=International Weightlifting Federation|url=http://www.iwf.net/results/results_athlete_e.php?compid=2546]

He is representing the Cook Islands at the 2008 Summer Olympics, competing in the +105 kg division. [ [http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/2/216942.shtml Beijing Olympic profile] ] He served as the Cook Islands flag-bearer in the 2008 Summer Olympics.

External link

* [http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/2/216942.shtml Biography] on the website of the Beijing Olympics

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