David Liti
Age: 26
Born: July 11, 1996 at Auckland
Height: 1.87m
Events: Weightlifting 109kg+
Personal bests: Snatch 182kg, clean & jerk 236kg, total 414kg
Coach: Tina Bell
Previous Commonwealth Games: Gold Coast 2018 (gold)
Liti captured Kiwis' hearts with his big smile and victory in the super-heavyweight class at Gold Coast four years ago, setting a Games record total in the process.
The giant Tongan - born in NZ, but raised in the Pacific - was also presented the David Dixon Award for sportsmanship, after assisting Samoan silver medallist Lauititi Lui through the medal presentation in a wheelchair.
Liti finished fifth against the world's strongest men at the Tokyo Olympics, setting a new national record in the clean & jerk and equalling his best total, and won the Commonwealth championships at Tashkent in December.
