 Maamaloa Lolohea participated in the Beijing Olympics on Tonga 's behalf , competing in weightlifting . Lolohea was born in Kolofo 'ou , a district of the capital city Nuku 'alofa , and competed in Beijing as a 40 @-@ year @-@ old in the men 's super @-@ heavyweight class division , which encompasses athletes who weigh more than 105 kilograms . Lolohea had not previously competed at any Olympic games . The Tongan athlete competed in his event on August 19 , where he faced 14 other athletes . During the snatch phase of the event , Lolohea was given three attempts . He successfully lifted 127 kilograms on his first attempt , 135 kilograms on his second attempt , and 140 kilograms on his third and final attempt . During the clean and jerk phase of the event , he successfully lifted 173 kilograms on his first try , but unsuccessfully attempted to lift 185 kilograms on his second and third attempts . Because his highest scores were 140 in snatch and 173 in clean and jerk , Lolohea 's final and total score was 313 kilograms . Of the 13 competitors who finished the event , Maamaloa Lolohea finished last behind Sam Pera , Jr. of the Cook Islands ( 350 kilograms ) , who in turn finished behind Finland 's Antti Everi ( 366 kilograms ) . Gold medalist Matthias Steiner of Germany , in contrast , lifted a total of 461 kilograms . 
