Tulo, Manueli

NOC Fiji   
GenderMen
Born25 Mar 1990 in Levuka, FIJ
Height1.55 m
Weight 56 kg
Human Interest
Sport Specific Information
Why this sport? He was inspired to take up the sport after watching Fijian weightlifter Joe Vueti compete at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
General Interest
Awards and honours In 2009 he was named the Commonwealth Sports Outstanding Young Achiever and won the Fijian Sportsman of the Year award. (oceaniaweightlifting.com, 26 Feb 2010; foxsportspulse.com, 01 Jan 2010)

He was named the 2008 Male Athlete of the Year by the Fijian Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee [FASANOC]. (fijione.tv, 14 May 2014; oceaniaweightlifting.com, 11 Feb 2010)
Sport Specific Information
Name of coach Jo Vueti [national], FIJ; Henry Elder [national], FIJ
Further Personal Information
Occupation Athlete
Sport Specific Information
Club / Team Suva Weightlifting Club: Fiji
Further Personal Information
Higher education Fitness and Exercise Management - Fiji Fit College: Fiji
General Interest
Injuries He injured his right knee at the 2012 Oceania Weightlifting Championship in Apia, Samoa. (foxsportspulse.com, 13 Jul 2012)

He sustained a shoulder injury at the 2010 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria. (fijisun.com.fj, 10 Sep 2010)
Famous relatives His sister Seruwaia Malani represented Fiji in weightlifting at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. (SportsDeskOnline, 30 Oct 2017; fijitimes.com, 07 Jun 2014)
Further Personal Information
Languages English, Fijian
General Interest
Other information TWO-YEAR BREAK
He took a break from the sport for two years in 2012, and moved to England with thoughts of joining the British Army. He returned to Fiji and began weightlifting again in 2014, with a goal of competing at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. "Weightlifting is in my blood and I can't live without it." (foxsportspulse.com, 16 May 2014; fijione.tv, 14 May 2014)
Further Personal Information
Family Wife Maria Liku, sons Jay and Nicoh
General Interest
Nicknames Manny (Facebook profile, 15 Oct 2017)

Major Results
Year Rank Event Venue
Olympic Games
2016 13 56kg   Rio de Janeiro
2012 11 56kg   London
World Championships
2017 8 56kg   Anaheim, CA
2017 9 56kg - Snatch   Anaheim, CA
2017 8 56kg - Clean & Jerk   Anaheim, CA
2015 22 56kg   Houston, TX
2015 23 56kg - Snatch   Houston, TX
2015 23 56kg - Clean & Jerk   Houston, TX
2011 21 56kg   Paris
2011 24 56kg - Snatch   Paris
2011 20 56kg - Clean & Jerk   Paris
2010 29 56kg   Antalya
2010 35 56kg - Snatch   Antalya
2010 27 56kg - Clean & Jerk   Antalya
Oceania Championships
2017 1 56kg   Gold Coast, QLD
2017 1 56kg - Snatch   Gold Coast, QLD
2017 1 56kg - Clean & Jerk   Gold Coast, QLD
2016 1 56kg   Suva
2016 1 56kg - Snatch   Suva
2016 1 56kg - Clean & Jerk   Suva
2015 1 56kg   Port Moresby
2015 1 56kg - Snatch   Port Moresby
2015 1 56kg - Clean & Jerk   Port Moresby
2014 1 56kg   Le Mont-Dore
2014 1 56kg - Snatch   Le Mont-Dore
2014 1 56kg - Clean & Jerk   Le Mont-Dore
2012 1 56kg   Apia
2012 1 56kg - Snatch   Apia
2012 1 56kg - Clean & Jerk   Apia
2011 1 56kg   Darwin, NT
2011 2 56kg - Snatch   Darwin, NT
2011 1 56kg - Clean & Jerk   Darwin, NT
2010 1 56kg   Yaren
2010 1 56kg - Snatch   Yaren
2010 1 56kg - Clean & Jerk   Yaren
2009 1 56kg   Darwin, NT
2009 1 56kg - Snatch   Darwin, NT
2009 1 56kg - Clean & Jerk   Darwin, NT
2007 1 56kg   Apia
2004 9 56kg   Suva
2004 8 56kg - Snatch   Suva
2004 9 56kg - Clean & Jerk   Suva
Commonwealth Games
2018 4 56kg   Gold Coast, QLD