Age, Biography and Wiki
Dika Toua was born on 23 June, 1984 in Port Moresby, is a Papua New Guinean weightlifter (born 1984). Discover Dika Toua's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 39 years old?
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She is a member of famous Weightlifter with the age 39 years old group.
Dika Toua Height, Weight & Measurements
At 39 years old, Dika Toua height is 1.5m and Weight 48-53 kg.
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| Height |
1.5m |
| Weight |
48-53 kg |
| Body Measurements |
Not Available |
| Eye Color |
Not Available |
| Hair Color |
Not Available |
Dating & Relationship status
She is currently single. She is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about She's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, She has no children.
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| Parents |
Not Available |
| Husband |
Not Available |
| Sibling |
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Dika Toua Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Dika Toua worth at the age of 39 years old? Dika Toua’s income source is mostly from being a successful Weightlifter. She is from Papua New Guinean. We have estimated Dika Toua's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
| Cars |
Not Available |
| Source of Income |
Weightlifter |
Dika Toua Social Network
Timeline
Loa Dika Toua (born 23 June 1984) is a Papua New Guinean Olympian weightlifter.
At just 16 years of age, she was the inaugural woman to lift weight at an Olympic event, competing in the 48 kg category at the Sydney 2000 Summer Olympics.
Toua finished in tenth place with a total lift of 117.5 kg.
In 2002 she attended the Manchester Commonwealth Games at the 48kg weight category, lifting 75kg in the clean and jerk which would have placed her 4th, official records show no weight in the snatch.
She was the national flag bearer at the Athens 2004 Summer Olympics opening ceremony.
This time competing in the women's 53 kg weight class, she lifted a total of 177.5 kg to place in sixth position.
In 2006, she won the silver medal in the 53 kg weight class at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.
It was her first major achievement at an international competition.
Toua gave birth to her first child in 2007 to husband, Mavera Gavera.
She now has two children, Paul and Ani-Geua.
She owns her own weightlifting club in Port Moresby.
Toua qualified for Papua New Guinea in the women's 53 kg event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
She again, for the fourth consecutive time, represented Papua New Guinea at the London 2012 Summer Olympics.
Competing in the same category at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, she won the silver medal, with a lift of 193 kg, just 3 kilos short of the gold and new games record.
Days later, the original gold medalist, 16-year-old Chika Amalaha of Nigeria failed a doping test and was stripped of her medal and placement.
With the medals redistributed, Toua was now the gold medalist and her lift of 193 kg became the new games record.
Lifting a total of 174 kg, the veteran weightlifter finished in 12th after Zulfiya Chinshanlo of Kazakhstan and Cristina Iovu of Moldova were disqualified.
A month after the games ended the International Weightlifting Federation, in June, announced that the original winner, Khumukcham Sanjita Chanu of India, tested positive for testosterone from her A sample after the 2017 World Championships.
The IWF had stated that if the Indian weightlifters B sample also returns positive.
There she ranked 7th with a total lift of 184 kg which was her highest personal lift overall at any Olympics she has attended to date.
In 2018, competing in her third games in the Gold Coast she placed second once again for her second Commonwealth games silver and third medal overall.
She was 10 kilos behind the gold medalist after failing her last two lifts.
In January 2019 the IWF has revoked the provisional suspension of Chanu and let to keep her gold medal.
She finished in 5th place in the women's 49 kg event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham, England.
She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Women's −49 kg.
She competes regularly in the 53 kg weight class.
She is a 13 time, and current, Oceania titlist and a Commonwealth titlist.
She is also the current Pacific Games champion.
She represented Papua New Guinea, for the fifth time at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
