Steven Kari

Steven Kari

Personal information
Full name	Steven Kukuna Kari
Nationality	Papua New Guinea
Born	(1993-05-13) May 13, 1993 Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Weight	85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
Sport	Weightlifting
Event(s)	-77kg, -85 kg, -94kg
Medal record Men's weightlifting Representing Papua New Guinea Commonwealth Games Gold medal – first place 2014 Glasgow 94 kg Gold medal – first place 2018 Gold Coast 94 kg Pacific Games Gold medal – first place 2011 Nouméa 85 kg Gold medal – first place 2015 Port Moresby 94 kg Gold medal – first place 2019 Apia 96 kg Commonwealth Championships Gold medal – first place 2011 Cape Town 85 kg Gold medal – first place 2013 Penang 94 kg Gold medal – first place 2017 Gold Coast 94 kg Gold medal – first place 2019 Apia 96 kg Silver medal – second place 2012 Apia 85 kg Oceania Championships Gold medal – first place 2011 Darwin 85 kg Gold medal – first place 2013 Brisbane 94 kg Gold medal – first place 2014 Le Mont-Dore 94 kg Gold medal – first place 2015 Port Moresby 94 kg Gold medal – first place 2017 Gold Coast 94 kg Gold medal – first place 2018 Le Mont-Dore 94 kg Gold medal – first place 2019 Apia 96 kg Silver medal – second place 2010 Suva 69 kg Silver medal – second place 2012 Apia 85 kg Bronze medal – third place 2008 Auckland 62 kg Bronze medal – third place 2025 Meyuns +110 kg Arafura Games Gold medal – first place 2011 Darwin 85 kg Gold medal – first place 2019 Darwin 96 kg

Steven Kakuna Kari (born 13 May 1993 in Port Moresby) is a Papua New Guinean weightlifter competing in the men's 85 kg and later 94 kg category.

85kg

The youngest member of the Papua New Guinea team, he finished 15th at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Kari won the gold medal at the 2011 Pacific Games.

94kg

Kari won gold at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in the Men's 94 kg class.