David Liti
David Andrew Liti 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.