{{short description|Samoan weightlifter}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2019}} '''Faavae Faauliuli''' is a weightlifter from Samoa. He won Samoa's first ever gold medal at the Commonwealth Games when he successfully lifted 334 kg in the New Delhi Games in 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/989806/shujauddin-injured-faauliuli-grabs-samoa-s-first-gold |title=Shujauddin injured: Faauliuli grabs Samoa's first gold |publisher=Dawn |date=10 October 2010 |accessdate=24 November 2020}}</ref><ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/commonwealth-games-2010/news/Samoas-Faauliuli-won-94kg-title/articleshow/6719550.cms Samoa's Faauliuli won 94kg title] Times of India. Retrieved 11 October 2010. {{Archive url|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101013211045/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/commonwealth-games-2010/news/Samoas-Faauliuli-won-94kg-title/articleshow/6719550.cms|date=2010-10-13}}</ref> He was subsequently rewarded with US$21,000 by the Samoan Government.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/193232/samoa-commonwealth-gold-medalists-receive-financial-awards |title=Samoa Commonwealth gold medalists receive financial awards |publisher=RNZ |date=20 October 2010 |accessdate=24 November 2020}}</ref> He subsequently competed in Glasgow.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://results.glasgow2014.com/athlete/weightlifting/1027942/faavae_faauliuli.html |title=Faavae Faauliuli |publisher=Glasgow 2014 |date= |accessdate=24 November 2020}}{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
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