Dika Loa Toua is a Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands...

n weightlifter.

She was the first woman ever to lift weight at the Olympic Games, competing in the 48kg category at the Sydney Olympics in 2000

2000 Summer Olympics

The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...

. She finished sixth in the women's 53 kg

Weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 53 kg

These are the results of the women's 53 kg competition in weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. A total of 8 women competed in this event, limited to weightlifters whose body weight was less than 53 kilograms.-Medalists:-Results:...

 weight class at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics

At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, fifteen events in weightlifting were contested, in eight classes for men and seven for women. Competition was held in the Nikaia Olympic Weightlifting Hall.-Doping:...

, lifting a total of 177.5 kg. She was her country's flag-bearer at the 2004 Games.

In 2006 she won the silver medal in the same weight class at the 2006 Commonwealth Games

Weightlifting at the 2006 Commonwealth Games

The Weightlifting at the 2006 Commonwealth Games was held in a custom-built temporary venue within the Melbourne Exhibition and Convention Centre from March 16 to 24 .-Medal table:-Men's events:-Women's events:-Powerlifting:-External links:*...

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At the 2007 Pacific Games

2007 Pacific Games

The 2007 Pacific Games were held in Apia, Samoa, from 25 August to 8 September, 2007. The Games were also known as the XIII South Pacific Games....

, she won gold in the 53 kg class, setting a new Games record.

She also won the gold medal in the 53 kg category at the 2008 Oceania Weightlifting Championships, with a total of 190 kg.

Toua qualified to compete for Papua New Guinea in the women's 53kg event at the 2008 Summer Olympics

2008 Summer Olympics

The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...

 in Beijing

Beijing

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. There she ranked 8th with a total of 184 kg.

External links

• Athlete Biography at beijing2008