Jack Opeloge

{{Short description|Samoan weightlifter (born 2000)}}

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{{MedalSport|Men's Weightlifting}}

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{{MedalCompetition|Commonwealth Games}}

{{MedalSilver|2022 Birmingham|109 kg}}

{{MedalCompetition|Pacific Games}}

{{MedalGold| 2019 Apia |81kg}}

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{{MedalGold|2021|102 kg}}

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Jack Hitila Opeloge (born 21 August 2000) is a Samoan weightlifter who has represented Samoa at the Pacific Games and Commonwealth Games.

Opeloge comes from a weightlifting family.{{cite web |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/programmes/champions-of-the-pacific/audio/2018817082/meet-the-opeloges-samoa-s-first-family-of-weightlifting |title=Meet the Opeloges: Samoa's first family of weightlifting |publisher=RNZ |date=20 October 2021 |access-date=27 October 2021}} His brother Niusila and his sister Ele both won gold at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, in New Delhi, while his brother Don Opeloge won silver at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

At the 2019 Pacific Games in Apia he won a gold, silver and bronze medal in the 81 kg division.{{cite web |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/394265/sport-samoa-surge-into-2nd-on-pacific-games-medal-table |title=Sport: Samoa surge into 2nd on Pacific Games medal table |publisher=RNZ |date=13 July 2019 |access-date=15 July 2022}} At the 2021 Oceania Weightlifting Championships he won gold in the 102 kg division. At the 2022 Oceania Online Cup he came second to his brother Don.{{cite web |url=https://www.samoaobserver.ws/category/samoa/97753 |title=Opeloge brothers seal top spot in regional tournament |publisher=Samoa Observer |author=Marc Membrere |date=28 March 2022 |access-date=15 July 2022}}

In 2022 he was one of six Samoan weightlifters to qualify for the 2022 Commonwealth Games.{{cite web |url=https://samoaglobalnews.com/team-samoa-weightlifting-qualified-set-and-loaded-for-commonwealth-games-2022/ |title=Team Samoa Weightlifting – Qualified, Set and Loaded for Commonwealth Games 2022 |publisher=Samoa Global News |date=16 March 2022 |access-date=13 July 2022}} He won silver in the 109 kg division after the cancellation of the 102 kg division.{{cite web |url=https://samoaglobalnews.com/birmingham-22-jack-opeloge-wins-silver-for-samoa/ |title=Birmingham 2022: Jack Opeloge Wins Silver for Samoa |publisher=Samoa Global News |date=4 August 2022 |access-date=4 August 2022}}