# Morea Baru

Morea Baru (born 15 April 1990) is a Papua New Guinean Olympic weightlifter. He competed at three Summer Olympics achieving the best result of fifth place in 2024 in Paris, France.

## Career

He competed at the 2016 Oceania Weightlifting Championship in Suva, Fiji and won with a total lift of 283 kg. Baru also participated at the Australian International Open in March 2016 and also took top honours with a total of 291 kg. He competed at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and finished fourth.
Baru finished in top ten for three times at the Olympics. He was sixth in 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, tenth in 2021 in Tokyo and fifth in 2024 in Paris. He is also a nine-time Oceania champion.

## Major results

| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Snatch (kg) | Snatch (kg) | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank |
| Year | Venue | Weight | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Summer Olympics |||||||||||||
| 2016 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 62 kg | 122 | 126 | 129 | — | 159 | 164 | 168 | — | 290 | 6 |
| 2021 | Tokyo, Japan | 61 kg | 113 | 118 | 118 | — | 147 | 153 | 153 | — | 265 | 10 |
| 2024 | Paris, France | 61 kg | 118 | 122 | 122 | — | 150 | 157 | 161 | — | 279 | 5 |
| World Championships |||||||||||||
| 2015 | Houston, United States | 62 kg | 115 | 120 | 120 | 28 | 150 | 150 | 158 | 25 | 270 | 27 |
| 2019 | Pattaya, Thailand | 61 kg | 120 | 124 | 124 | 20 | 156 | 156 | 160 | 11 | 276 | 16 |
| 2022 | Bogotá, Colombia | 61 kg | 110 | 115 | 118 | 26 | 143 | 148 | 150 | 24 | 258 | 25 |
| 2023 | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | 61 kg | 120 | 123 | 123 | 21 | 153 | 156 | 156 | 16 | 276 | 19 |
| Oceania Championships |||||||||||||
| 2010 | Suva, Fiji | 56 kg | 85 | 90 | 90 | 6 | 110 | 115 | 115 | 5 | 200 | 5 |
| 2011 | Darwin, Australia | 62 kg | 95 | 95 | 95 | 5 | 130 | 130 | 130 | | 225 | 4 |
| 2012 | Apia, Samoa | 62 kg | 100 | 105 | 105 | | 130 | 135 | 135 | 4 | 235 | 4 |
| 2013 | Brisbane, Australia | 56 kg | 94 | 98 | 98 | | 121 | 128 | 132 | | 222 | |
| 2014 | Mont-Dore, New Caledonia | 62 kg | 115 | 119 | 122 | | 150 | 155 | 155 | | 269 | |
| 2015 | Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea | 62 kg | 118 | 121 | 124 | | 155 | 158 | 158 | | 276 | |
| 2016 | Suva, Fiji | 62 kg | 120 | 125 | 125 | | 162 | 163 | 163 | | 283 | |
| 2017 | Gold Coast, Australia | 62 kg | 120 | 124 | 125 | | 156 | 162 | 162 | | 282 | |
| 2018 | Mont-Dore, New Caledonia | 62 kg | 110 | 115 | 120 | | 141 | 150 | 160 | | 280 | |
| 2019 | Apia, Samoa | 61 kg | 115 | 120 | 124 | | 150 | 160 | 164 | | 284 | |
| 2021 | Various, Oceania | 61 kg | 110 | 115 | 120 | | 140 | 145 | 150 | | 265 | |
| 2022 | Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands | 61 kg | 101 | 110 | 120 | | 133 | 140 | 151 | | 261 | |
| 2024 | Auckland, New Zealand | 61 kg | 112 | 112 | 120 | | 150 | 160 | 160 | | 262 | |
| Commonwealth Games |||||||||||||
| 2010 | Delhi, India | 56 kg | 85 | 90 | 95 | — | 115 | 120 | 125 | — | 205 | 10 |
| 2014 | Glasgow, Great Britain | 62 kg | 115 | 120 | 120 | — | 149 | 149 | 150 | — | 270 | 4 |
| 2018 | Gold Coast, Australia | 62 kg | 123 | 127 | 130 | — | 159 | 159 | 163 | — | 286 | |
| 2022 | Birmingham, England | 61 kg | 114 | 118 | 121 | — | 152 | 165 | 165 | — | 273 | |
| Pacific Games |||||||||||||
| 2011 | Nouméa, New Caledonia | 56 kg | 95 | 100 | 100 | | 125 | 130 | 135 | | 220 | |
| 2015 | Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea | 62 kg | 118 | 121 | 124 | | 155 | 158 | 158 | | 276 | |
| 2019 | Apia, Samoa | 61 kg | 115 | 120 | 124 | | 150 | 160 | 164 | | 284 | |
| 2023 | Honiara, Solomon Islands | 61 kg | 118 | 123 | 126 | | 155 | 155 | 155 | — | — | — |