Morea Baru (born 15 April 1990) is a Papua New Guinean Olympic weightlifter. He competed at three Summer Olympics achieving the best result of fifth place in 2024 in Paris, France.
Career He competed at the 2016 Oceania Weightlifting Championship in Suva, Fiji and won with a total lift of 283 kg. Baru also participated at the Australian International Open in March 2016 and also took top honours with a total of 291 kg. He competed at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and finished fourth.
Baru finished in top ten for three times at the Olympics. He was sixth in 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, tenth in 2021 in Tokyo and fifth in 2024 in Paris. He is also a nine-time Oceania champion.
Major results
Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank 1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank Summer Olympics2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 62 kg 12212612915916416829062021 Tokyo, Japan 61 kg 11311811814715315326510 2024 Paris, France 61 kg 118 122 122 150 157 161 279 5World Championships2015 Houston, United States 62 kg 115120120281501501582527027 2019 Pattaya, Thailand 61 kg 120 124 124 20 156 156 160 11 276 16 2022 Bogotá, Colombia 61 kg 110 115 118 26 143 148 150 24 258 25 2023 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 61 kg 120 123 123 21 153 156 156 16 276 19Oceania Championships2010 Suva, Fiji 56 kg 8590906110115115520052011 Darwin, Australia 62 kg 95513022542012 Apia, Samoa 62 kg 100105105130135135423542013 Brisbane, Australia 56 kg 9498981211281322222014 Mont-Dore, New Caledonia 62 kg 1151191221501551552692015 Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea 62 kg 1181211241551581582762016 Suva, Fiji 62 kg 1201251251621631632832017 Gold Coast, Australia 62 kg 1201241251561621622822018 Mont-Dore, New Caledonia 62 kg 1101151201411501602802019 Apia, Samoa 61 kg 1151201241501601642842021 Various, Oceania 61 kg 1101151201401451502652022 Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands 61 kg 1011101201331401512612024 Auckland, New Zealand 61 kg 112112120150160160262Commonwealth Games2010 Delhi, India 56 kg 859095115120125205102014 Glasgow, Great Britain 62 kg 11512012014914915027042018 Gold Coast, Australia 62 kg 1231271301591591632862022 Birmingham, England 61 kg 1141181211521651652732026 Glasgow, Scotland65 kg120124125157162162282Pacific Games2011 Nouméa, New Caledonia 56 kg 951001001251301352202015 Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea 62 kg 1181211241551581582762019 Apia, Samoa 61 kg 1151201241501601642842023 Honiara, Solomon Islands 61 kg 118123126155155155———
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