Luisa Peters

Luisa Fatiaki Taitapu Peters (born 27 June 1993) is a police officer and retired[3] weightlifter from the Cook Islands, who competes in the +75 kg weight division. She participated in two Olympics (2012, 2016) and three Commonwealth Games (2010, 2014, 2018) with the best result of fifth place in 2018. She won a bronze medal at the 2015 Pacific Games.

Luisa Peters
Peters at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Full nameLuisa Fatiaki Taitapu Peters
Born (1993-06-27) 27 June 1993
Rarotonga, Cook Islands
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Weight100 kg (220 lb)
Sport
Country Cook Islands
SportWeightlifting
Event(s)+75 kg
ClubOceania Weightlifting Institute[2]
Coached byPaul Coffa (club)
Unakea Kauvai (national)[2]
Medal record
Women's weightlifting
Representing  Cook Islands
Pacific Games
Bronze medal – third place2015 Port Moresby+75 kg
Commonwealth Championships
Gold medal – first place2015 Pune+75 kg
Oceania Championships
Bronze medal – third place2015 Port Moresby+75 kg
Bronze medal – third place2016 Suva+75 kg

Peters took up weightlifting aged 16. In 2016, she was elected on a four-year term as a vice president of the Oceania Weightlifting Federation, becoming its first female official.[2]

Major results
Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Representing  Cook Islands
Olympic Games
2016Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brasil+75 kg95100100141191241261422414
2012United Kingdom London, Great Britain+75 kg74788213951001051318212
World Championships
2015United States Houston, United States+75 kg929598311151201203121030
Oceania Championships
2017Australia Gold Coast, Australia+90 kg100100100———————
2016Fiji Suva, Fiji+75 kg951001003rd place, bronze medalist(s)1171221223rd place, bronze medalist(s)2123rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2015Papua New Guinea Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea+75 kg9494983rd place, bronze medalist(s)1131131133rd place, bronze medalist(s)2073rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Commonwealth Games
2018Australia Gold Coast, Australia+90 kg100103103612012512742255
2014Scotland Glasgow, Scotland+75 kg95100103611512012552256[4]
2010India Delhi, India+75 kg626570108185881015510[5]
Pacific Games
2015Papua New Guinea Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea+75 kg9494983rd place, bronze medalist(s)1131131133rd place, bronze medalist(s)2073rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2011New Caledonia Nouméa, New Caledonia+75 kg737780492959541754

References
  1. "Luisa Fatiaki Taitapu Peters". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 10 December 2016.
  2. "Luisa Fatiaki Taitapu Peters". nbcolympics.com. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 19 September 2016.
  3. "Olympic weightlifting champion Diaz and police officer Peters join Osei on IWF Executive Board". Insidethegames.biz. 13 January 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  4. "Women's +75 kg – Result". results.glasgow2014.com. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  5. "Commonwealth Games Weightlifting results" (PDF). OceaniaWeightlifting.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
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