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Steven Kari

Steven Kari
Personal information
Full nameSteven Kukuna Kari
Nationality Papua New Guinea
Born (1993-05-13) May 13, 1993 (age 31)
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Height1.67 m (5 ft 5+12 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
SportWeightlifting
Event(s)-77kg, -85 kg, -94kg

Steven Kakuna Kari (born 13 May 1993 in Port Moresby) is a Papua New Guinean weightlifter competing in the men's 85 kg and later 94 kg category.

85kg

The youngest member of the Papua New Guinea team, he finished 15th at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[1] Kari won the gold medal at the 2011 Pacific Games.[2]

94kg

Kari won gold at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in the Men's 94 kg class.[3]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Steven Kari". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  2. ^ Rivers, Renate (September 6, 2011). "Weightlifting gold lifts Samoa at Pacific Games". Savali News. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  3. ^ Steven Kakuna Kari's biography at Glasgow 2014 official website.