Vaipava Ioane
Vaipava Nevo Ioane is a Samoan weightlifter. He competed in the men's 62 kg event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where he won a bronze medal. He represented his country at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
At the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham he won silver in the 67kg class. He announced his retirement after the games, but in January 2023 announced he would compete at the Pacific Elite International weightlifting tournament. He subsequently competed in the 2023 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships in India, winning gold in the 67kg category.
At the 2023 Pacific Games in Honiara he won three gold medals and set a new Oceania record.