Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nationality | Samoan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Vaotupua, Falealupo, Savaii | 9 September 1985|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years active | 9 Years | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 93.18 kg (205.4 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | Samoa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight class | 109 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team | National team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Tuaopepe Asiata Jerry Wallwork | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal best | 220 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
|
Sanele Mao (born 9 September 1985)[1] is a Samoan weightlifter.
Mao is from Vaitele and Falealupo.[2] He initially pursued a career in bodybuilding, representing Samoa at a competition in New Caledonia and winning silver.[2] In 2012 he switched to weightlifting. He participated at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in the 94 kg event.[3] He won the silver medal at the 2016 Oceania Weightlifting Championships, lifting a total of 335 kg.
Mao won Samoa’s first gold medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[4] Mao won in the final of the 105 kg men's division during the Weightlifting on day five of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games at Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre.[5] In 2019 he competed at the 2019 Pacific Games, winning three gold medals.[6] In 2020 he won the men's division in the Oceania Weightlifting Federation Online Cup.[7]
Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||||
2014 | Glasgow, Scotland | 94 kg | 125 | 130 | 135 | — | 170 | — | 305 | 9 | ||
2018 | Gold Coast, Australia | 105 kg | 150 | 154 | 1 | 200 | 206 | 1 | 360 |