# Jeremiah Wallwork

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{{Short description|Samoan weightlifter (born 1972)}}
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| name           = Jeremiah Wallwork
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| nationality    = Samoan
| sport          = [Weightlifting](/source/Olympic_weightlifting)
| birth_date     = {{birth date and age|1972|8|29|df=yes}}
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'''Tuaopepe Asiata Jerry Wallwork''' (born 29 August 1972) is a Samoan [weightlifter](/source/Olympic_weightlifting). He competed in the [men's heavyweight I event](/source/Weightlifting_at_the_1992_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_100_kg) at the [1992 Summer Olympics](/source/1992_Summer_Olympics).<ref name="SportsRef">{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wa/jeremiah-wallwork-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418060157/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wa/jeremiah-wallwork-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Jeremiah Wallwork Olympic Results |accessdate=31 January 2020}}</ref> 

Tuaopepe is the son of weightlifter [Paul Wallwork](/source/Paul_Wallwork) and the brother of Attorney-General [Su'a Hellene Wallwork](/source/Su'a_Hellene_Wallwork).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.samoaobserver.ws/category/samoa/13722 |title=Tuaopepe Jerry Wallwork - The force behind weightlifting |publisher=Samoa Observer |author=Deidre Tautua-Fanene |date=31 December 2017 |access-date=31 December 2022}}</ref> in June 2017 he was appointed to the board of the [International Weightlifting Federation](/source/International_Weightlifting_Federation).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.samoaobserver.ws/category/samoa/23864 |title=Global role for local Tuaopepe |publisher=Samoa Observer |author=Deidre Tautua-Fanene |date=29 June 2017 |access-date=31 December 2022}}</ref>

In December 2022 the ''[Samoa Observer](/source/Samoa_Observer)'' named Tuaopepe one of its people of the year.<ref name=SOPOTY>{{cite web |url=https://www.samoaobserver.ws/category/samoa/101296 |title=People of the Year" The weight on his shoulders, Tuaopepe Jerry Wallwork |publisher=Samoa Observer |author=Shalveen Chand |date=31 December 2022 |access-date=31 December 2022}}</ref>

He was awarded the [Order of Merit of Samoa](/source/Order_of_Merit_of_Samoa) in the [2023 Samoa Honours and Awards](/source/2023_Samoa_Honours_and_Awards).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://talamua.com/2023/06/02/15-conferred-merit-awards-for-their-service-to-samoa-and-people/ |title=15 Conferred Merit Awards for their Service to Samoa and People |publisher=Talamua |author= Lagi Keresoma |date=2 June 2023 |access-date=2 June 2023}}</ref>

In April 2025 he was elected president of the [Samoa Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee](/source/Samoa_Association_of_Sports_and_National_Olympic_Committee).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.samoaobserver.ws/category/samoa/113797 |title=Tuaopepe elected to lead SASNOC |publisher=Samoa Observer |author=Matai'a Lanuola Tusani T - Ah Tong |date=2 April 2025 |access-date=2 September 2025}}</ref>

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Category:1972 births
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Category:Samoan male weightlifters
Category:Olympic weightlifters for Samoa
Category:Weightlifters at the 1992 Summer Olympics
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