- Ele Opeloge
Ele Opeloge (born
July 11 1985 ) is aSamoa n weightlifter competing in the Women's +75 kg category.At the 2007 World Championships she ranked 11th, with a total of 250 kg.cite web|title=OPELOGE Ele|publisher=International Weightlifting Federation|url=http://www.iwf.net/results/results_athlete_e.php?compid=1835]
She represented Samoa at the
2008 Summer Olympics inBeijing , competing in the over 75kg category. She was also her country's flagbearer during the Games' opening ceremony.Opeloge finished fourth in her event, narrowly missing out on a bronze medal. She lifted 269kg, matching her personal best, while
Mariya Grabovetskaya of Kazakhstan lifted 270kg to finish third. [http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/feedarticle/7730085 "Tears instead of dreams for Samoan"] , Reuters, August 16, 2008]Opeloge is a celebrity in Samoa, "where children approach her in the supermarket for autographs".
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External links
* [http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/4/8002444.shtml Athlete Biography] at beijing2008
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