David Andrew Liti (born 11 July 1996) is a New Zealand weightlifter, who won the gold medal in the +105 kg event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. His total lift of 403 kg was a Commonwealth Games record.
At the Games' closing ceremony, Liti was presented with the David Dixon Award for sportsmanship shown towards his injured weightlifting rival Lauititi Lui.
Career He represented New Zealand at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, finishing fifth in the men's +109 kg event.
In December 2022, he was elected as member of the IWF Athletes' Commission.
In August 2024, he finished in eighth place in the men's +102kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France.
Major results Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank 1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank Summer Olympics2021 Tokyo, Japan +109 kg 173 178 229 236 414 52024 Paris, France +102 kg 178 1821842242312354158 World Championships2017 Anaheim, United States +105 kg 160 166 171 14 218 222 222 11 388142018 Ashgabat, Turkmenistan +109 kg 161 165 169 20 220 226 231 11 395122019 Pattaya, Thailand +109 kg 163 168 173 21 216 222 227 12 400162021 Tashkent, Uzbekistan +109 kg 172 176 180 12 223 227 231 6 40792022 Bogotá, Colombia +109 kg 167 170 173 18 218 223 — 13 396162023 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia +109 kg 174 178 181 12 224 224 226 8 4079IWF World Cup2024 Phuket, Thailand +109 kg 175 181 185 10 228 228 — — — —Oceania Championships2016 Suva, Fiji +105 kg 146152157420020020636342018 Mont-Dore, New Caledonia +105 kg 160——200——3602024 Auckland, New Zealand +109 kg 177182183223230236413Pacific Games2015 Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea +105 kg 13113514061721771813212019 Apia, Samoa +109 kg 173177180220220220———2023 Honiara, Solomon Islands +109 kg 176176182216223—405
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David Liti at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics (archived)