Eileen Cikamatana

Eileen Cikamatana
Personal information
NationalityFijian
BornEileen Floanna Maria Cikamatana
(1999-09-18) 18 September 1999
Levuka, Fiji
Sport
CountryAustralia
SportWeightlifting
ClubOceania Weightlifting Institute Gym
Coached byPaul Coffa
Medal record
Women's weightlifting
Representing  Australia
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2022 Bogotá87 kg
Silver medal – second place2024 Manama87 kg
Bronze medal – third place2023 Riyadh81 kg
Bronze medal – third place2025 Førde86 kg
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place2022 Birmingham87 kg
Oceania Championships
Gold medal – first place202187 kg
Gold medal – first place2025 Meyuns86 kg
Gold medal – first place2026 Apia86 kg
Representing  Fiji
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place2018 Gold Coast90 kg
Commonwealth Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 Gold Coast90 kg
Silver medal – second place2016 Penang69 kg
Oceania Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 Gold Coast90 kg
Silver medal – second place2016 Suva69 kg
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
Gold medal – first place2017 Ashgabat90 kg
World Championships (Junior)
Silver medal – second place2017 Tokyo90 kg
World Championships (Youth)
Bronze medal – third place2016 Penang69 kg

Eileen Floanna Maria Cikamatana (born 18 September 1999) is an Australian[1] weightlifter who previously represented Fiji.[2]

Career

She competed in the women's 90 kg event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, winning the gold medal.[3][4] Cikamatana was named 2017 Fiji's sportswoman of the year,[5] but was controversially omitted from consideration for the 2018 Fiji sports awards following her gold medal winning performance at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[6]

She also won the gold medal in the women's 87 kg event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham, England,[7] which made her the first woman to win a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games for two different countries.[8]

In the wake of a dispute between Weightlifting Fiji and breakaway group Fiji Weightlifters Association,[9] she committed to representing Australia under coach Paul Coffa in February 2019 and was able to return to international competition later that year. However, the circumstances over her transfer of allegiance made Cikamatana ineligible to qualify for the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[10]

In 2024, she competed in the women's 81 kg event at the Summer Olympics held in Paris, France.[11] She lifted 262 kg in total and finished fourth missing out by 5 kg on a bronze medal.

Major results

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Representing  Australia
Olympic Games
2024Paris, France81 kg113117120N/a145149149N/a2624
World Weightlifting Championships
2022Bogotá, Colombia87 kg1091111113rd place, bronze medalist(s)1401481483rd place, bronze medalist(s)2492nd place, silver medalist(s)
2023Riyadh, Saudi Arabia81 kg11011011551431461503rd place, bronze medalist(s)2563rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2024Manama, Bahrain87 kg1131171173rd place, bronze medalist(s)1441441492nd place, silver medalist(s)2572nd place, silver medalist(s)
2025Førde, Norway86 kg11211211541401461463rd place, bronze medalist(s)2523rd place, bronze medalist(s)
IWF World Cup
2019Tianjin, China81 kg1101101191st place, gold medalist(s)146150150 JWR1st place, gold medalist(s)260 JWR1st place, gold medalist(s)
2020Rome, Italy81 kg1101151201st place, gold medalist(s)1401501591st place, gold medalist(s)2551st place, gold medalist(s)
2024Phuket, Thailand81 kg11011411441451491531st place, gold medalist(s)2633rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Commonwealth Games
2022Birmingham, United Kingdom87 kg105110
GR		1131st place, gold medalist(s)129137145
GR		1st place, gold medalist(s)255
GR		1st place, gold medalist(s)
Oceania Championships
2021Various, Oceania87 kg1021101171st place, gold medalist(s)1301401501st place, gold medalist(s)2501st place, gold medalist(s)
2022Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands87 kg1041101131st place, gold medalist(s)1301401451st place, gold medalist(s)2501st place, gold medalist(s)
2023Honiara, Solomon Islands81 kg1101151191st place, gold medalist(s)1401451511st place, gold medalist(s)2601st place, gold medalist(s)
2024Auckland, New Zealand81 kg113113113———————
IWF Grand Prix
2019Lima, Peru87 kg1101151151st place, gold medalist(s)143148151 JWR2nd place, silver medalist(s)2661st place, gold medalist(s)
Representing  Fiji
Commonwealth Games
2018Gold Coast, Australia90 kg103107107213014014412331st place, gold medalist(s)
Oceania Championships
2015Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea63 kg75758169510210441705
2016Suva, Fiji69 kg9090931st place, gold medalist(s)1101101122nd place, silver medalist(s)2052nd place, silver medalist(s)
2017Gold Coast, Australia90 kg1021021111st place, gold medalist(s)1301361411st place, gold medalist(s)2431st place, gold medalist(s)
Junior World Championships
2017Tokyo, Japan90 kg971011033rd place, bronze medalist(s)1241291322nd place, silver medalist(s)2292nd place, silver medalist(s)
Youth World Championships
2016Penang, Malaysia69 kg93939641161171221st place, gold medalist(s)2153rd place, bronze medalist(s)

References

  1. ↑ "Fijian weightlifter Eileen Cikamatana commits to Australia". Radio New Zealand. 27 February 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  2. ↑ "Eileen Cikamatana". Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  3. ↑ "Sport: Gold medal enough for Fiji weightlifting star". Radio New Zealand. 10 April 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  4. ↑ "Event Schedule - Women's 90kg". Gold Coast 2018. Archived from the original on 6 November 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  5. ↑ Reece, Lena (4 April 2018). "Nakarawa, Cikamatana named Fiji Sportsman and Sportswoman of 2017". Fiji Village.
  6. ↑ "Cikamatana not nominated in Fiji Sports Awards". The Fiji Times. 21 April 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  7. ↑ Houston, Michael (2 August 2022). "Opeloge family claim another weightlifting title as Don strikes gold at Birmingham 2022". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  8. ↑ "Australian Eileen Cikamatana becomes first woman to win Commonwealth gold for two countries". ABC News. 3 August 2022 – via www.abc.net.au.
  9. ↑ "Sport: Fiji weightlifting divide widens with formation of new group". Radio New Zealand. 25 October 2018. Archived from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  10. ↑ Oliver, Brian (10 November 2019). "Australia's new weightlifting sensation can break world records - but she cannot go to Tokyo 2020". insidethegames. Dunsar Media Company. Archived from the original on 12 November 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  11. ↑ "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
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