Samoa has rewritten the weightlifting history books as the curtain closed on the Melbourne stage of the recent Oceania International Cup.

The broad shoulders of the Samoan strong men and women topped the gold-medal count, snaring a record haul of 13 gold to outlift Australia's 10 for the first-time in direct head-to-head competition.

Not only did Samoa claim another three silver and two bronze medals to sit on par with the host nation's 18 medals, but the Polynesians broke 18 senior and junior Oceanian records, including two Commonwealth records.

Samoa's Weightlifting president, Tuaopepe Jerry Wallwork, was brimming with pride on the accomplishments, adding he felt this team of lifters were one of the best to ever leave Samoan shores, arguably the best to compete at an Oceania Championships.

The news of the performances of the low-profile sport had been lauded back home as Samoa's greatest-ever sporting achievement ahead of rugby union and rugby league feats.

"Recalling 30 years, this is the best-performing team in the history of Samoa sports teams participating at an Oceania Championships," Wallwork said.

Under the statistically-derived Sinclair formula which are adjusted after every Olympic year (2025-2028) based on the total number of world records in any given four-year cycle of various bodyweights, Jack Opeloge captured the men's 110kg class while setting out a new Commonwealth and Oceanian record with a 207kg clean and jerk.

Sanele Mao claimed gold in the men's 110kg-plus class and set three new records in the snatch, clean and jerk plus total event.

Maeu Nanai Livi sensationally set a new Oceanian mark with a 166kg snatch.

Avatu Opeloge also won gold in the women's 77kgs snatch, Iuniarra Sipaia broke the previous mark in the women's 86kgs-plus class of the clean and jerk with a 150kg lift while Lesila Fiapule in the women's 111kgs snatch set a new regional record.