Pinye Malaibi
Papua New Guinean weightlifter
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Pinye Malaibi (born 1962) is a Papua New Guinean weightlifter. He competed in the men's lightweight event at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Papua New Guinean |
| Born | 1962 (age 63–64) Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea |
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Weightlifting |
Biography
Malaibi was born in 1962 in Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea.[1][2] He later moved to the capital, Port Moresby.[2] Weighing at 67 kilograms (148 lb), he competed in weightlifting events as a lightweight.[3] His career was sponsored by the Trukai rice company at several competitions.[4] Malaibi participated at the South Pacific Games in Nouméa, New Caledonia.[5]
In 1988, Malaibi was selected to represent Papua New Guinea at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.[3][5] At the opening Olympic ceremony, he served as his country's flag bearer.[3] He was one of several Pacific weightlifters who competed in the men's lightweight event (67.5 kilograms (149 lb)) at the Olympics.[6] With lifts totaling 230 kilograms (510 lb), Malaibi finished in 19th place, ahead of only Mohamadamine Alaywan, Joseph Kaddu Kutfesa and Pete Fejeran.[7]
Two years after the Olympics, Malaibi competed for Papua New Guinea at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand.[5] He then competed at the 1991 South Pacific Games in Port Moresby.[5] This event was sponsored by Trukai, which produced commemorative bags of rice that featured biographical blurbs of weightlifters including Malaibi.[8]
