Eileen Cikamatana
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18 September 1999
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| Nationality | Fijian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Eileen Floanna Maria Cikamatana 18 September 1999 Levuka, Fiji | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Oceania Weightlifting Institute Gym | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Paul Coffa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Eileen Floanna Maria Cikamatana (born 18 September 1999) is an Australian[1] weightlifter who previously represented Fiji.[2]
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 5 kg on bronze medal.
