Family

Opeloge comes from a weightlifting family. His sister, Ele Opeloge

Ele Opeloge

Ele Opeloge is a Samoan weightlifter competing in the Women's +75 kg category.-Family:Opeloge comes from a weightlifting family...

 is also a gold medalist at the Commonwealth Games

Commonwealth Games

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, winning hers on the same day.

2002

At the 2002 Commonwealth Games

2002 Commonwealth Games

The 2002 Commonwealth Games were held in Manchester, England from 25 July to 4 August 2002. The XVII Commonwealth Games was the largest multi-sport event ever to be held in the UK, eclipsing London's 1948 Summer Olympics in numbers of teams and athletes participating.After the 1996 Manchester...

 in Manchester

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, England

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 he won a bronze

Bronze

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 in the 85kg snatch event.

2010

At the 2010 Commonwealth Games

2010 Commonwealth Games

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, in New Delhi

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, India

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 he won gold in the 105kg to give Samoa its third gold medal of the Games. In the process, he also became the first Samoan to win medals in any sport at two Commonwealth Games

Commonwealth Games

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