Morea Baru
Papua New Guinean Olympic weightlifter
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| Intro | Papua New Guinean Olympic weightlifter | |
| Places | Papua New Guinea | |
| is | Athlete Weightlifter | |
| Work field | Sports | |
| Gender |
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| Birth | 15 April 1990 | |
| Age | 34 years | |
| Star sign | Aries |
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Biography
Morea Baru (born April 15 1990) is a Papua New Guinean Olympic weightlifter. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics. He finished in 6th place. He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Men's −61 kg.
Career
He competed at the 2016 Oceania Weightlifting Championship in Suva, Fiji and won with a total lift of 283 kg. Baru also participated at the Australian International Open in March 2016 and also took top honours with a total of 291 kg. He competed at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and finished fourth.
Major results
| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | Rank | |||||
| Representing Papua New Guinea | ||||||||||||||
| Olympic Games | ||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 62 kg | 122 | 126 | 126 | 8 | 159 | 164 | 164 | 5 | 290 | 6 | ||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Houston, United States | 62 kg | 115 | 120 | 120 | 28 | 150 | 150 | 25 | 270 | 27 | |||
| Oceania Championships | ||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Mont-Dore, New Caledonia | 62 kg | 110 | 115 | 120 | 120 | 141 | 150 | 160 | 160 | 280 | |||
| 2017 | Gold Coast, Australia | 62 kg | 120 | 120 | 156 | 162 | 162 | 282 | ||||||
| 2016 | Suva, Fiji | 62 kg | 120 | 120 | 162 | 163 | 163 | 283 | ||||||
| 2015 | Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea | 62 kg | 118 | 121 | 121 | 155 | 155 | 276 | ||||||
| 2014 | Mont-Dore, New Caledonia | 62 kg | 115 | 119 | 119 | 150 | 150 | 269 | ||||||
| 2013 | Brisbane, Australia | 56 kg | 94 | 94 | 121 | 128 | 128 | 222 | ||||||
| 2012 | Apia, Samoa | 62 kg | 100 | 105 | 105 | 130 | 130 | 4 | 235 | 4 | ||||
| 2011 | Darwin, Australia | 62 kg | N/A | N/A | N/A | 95 | 5 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 130 | 225 | 4 | |
| 2010 | Suva, Fiji | 56 kg | 85 | 85 | 6 | 110 | 115 | 115 | 5 | 200 | 5 | |||
| Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Gold Coast, Australia | 62 kg | 123 | 127 | 127 | 2 | 159 | 159 | 2 | 286 | ||||
| 2014 | Glasgow, Great Britain | 62 kg | 115 | 120 | 120 | 3 | 150 | 150 | 3 | 270 | 4 | |||
| 2010 | Delhi, India | 56 kg | 85 | 90 | 90 | 11 | 115 | 115 | 9 | 205 | 10 | |||
| Pacific Games | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Apia, Samoa | 61 kg | 115 | 120 | 124 | 124 | 150 | 160 | 160 | 284 | ||||
| 2015 | Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea | 62 kg | 118 | 121 | 121 | 155 | 155 | 276 | ||||||
| 2011 | Nouméa, New Caledonia | 56 kg | 95 | 95 | 125 | 125 | 220 | |||||||