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- At the 2013 Pacific Mini Games, Tuau Lapua Lapua from Nanumanga won Tuvalu's first ever gold medal in an international competition in the men's 62 kilogram snatch. (He also won bronze in the clean and jerk, and obtained the silver medal overall for the combined event.)
- At the 2015 Pacific Games, Telupe Iosefa from Nukulaelae won the gold medal in the powerlifting 120 kg male division.