Jeremiah Wallwork
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Samoan |
| Born | 29 August 1972 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Weightlifting |
Tuaopepe Asiata Jerry Wallwork (born 29 August 1972) is a Samoan weightlifter and sports official who represented Samoa in weightlifting at the 1992 Summer Olympics. He is the son of weightlifter Paul Wallwork and the brother of Attorney-General Su'a Hellene Wallwork. In June 2017 he was appointed to the board of the International Weightlifting Federation.
In December 2022 the Samoa Observer named Tuaopepe one of its people of the year.
He was awarded the Order of Merit of Samoa in the 2023 Samoa Honours and Awards.
In April 2025 he was elected president of the Samoa Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee. In May 2025 he was elected to the International Weightlifting Federation Executive Board. In July 2026 he was elected president of the Commonwealth Weightlifting Federation.
References
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jeremiah Wallwork Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ↑ Deidre Tautua-Fanene (31 December 2017). "Tuaopepe Jerry Wallwork - The force behind weightlifting". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- ↑ Deidre Tautua-Fanene (29 June 2017). "Global role for local Tuaopepe". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- ↑ Shalveen Chand (31 December 2022). "People of the Year" The weight on his shoulders, Tuaopepe Jerry Wallwork". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- ↑ Lagi Keresoma (2 June 2023). "15 Conferred Merit Awards for their Service to Samoa and People". Talamua. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
- ↑ Matai'a Lanuola Tusani T - Ah Tong (2 April 2025). "Tuaopepe elected to lead SASNOC". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
- ↑ Sina Retzlaff (25 May 2025). "Tuaopepe Elected onto 2025-2029 IWF Executive Board". Samoa Global News. Retrieved 1 November 2026.
- ↑ Tautua Vaa (1 August 2026). "Tuaopepe elected Commonwealth Weightlifting Federation President". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 1 November 2026.
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