David Liti of New Zealand blows the judges a kiss after completing a lift.

David Liti is 166kg and can lift 229kg over his head.

It's extremely good then that he's "not an aggressive person".

The giant New Zealand weightlifter sank to his knees in a tearful embrace with coach Tina Ball after his stunning final lift secured Commonwealth Games gold.

Liti won gold and claimed a Commonwealth record to boot in the men's 105kg+ division at the Gold Coast Games on Monday night.

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Soon after, the softly-spoke Liti explained he's a mild-mannered man mountain.

"I go with the flow, I don't want to disturb the peace and everything like that."

Liti cleared 174kg in the snatch and was successful, in his final attempt, with 229kg in the clean and jerk to break the hearts of Pakistan's Muhammad Nooh Dastgir Butt and Samoa's Sam Lui.

The 21-year-old's combined total of 403kg was a Commonwealth Games record.

DAN MULLAN/GETTY IMAGES David Liti competes in the snatch part of the men's +105kg final.

Liti blew a kiss to the roaring crowd and thumped his chest after his final lift then emotion overflowed backstage as he hugged his coach.

Ball, looking about one-third Liti's size, joined him for an emotional embrace as cameras captured the moment.

"I love you, young man. Enjoy the moment," she was overheard saying.

In a dramatic finish, Lui looked the likely gold medallist after he was successful with 225kg with his second clean and jerk for a total of 400kg.

But it all went awry with his final attempt at 228kg when he collapsed on the stage and was carried off on a wheelchair.

That opened the door for Liti who boosted the bar to 229kg and nailed his final lift with a huge grin.

That left Butt needing a massive 231kg with the final attempt of the weightlifting programme and he was nowhere near it, leaving Liti celebrating.

DAN MULLAN/GETTY IMAGES The smile says it all: 21-year-old David Liti is a Commonwealth Games gold medallist.

"I can't really describe it," he said.

"I came in just being happy with whatever I came out with and didn't really expect the gold medal. Really proud.

"I came into the competition telling myself I was going to have fun. It's my first Commonwealth Games and I don't want to mess that up.

"I told myself - go have fun, laugh it off, if you win or lose, it's alright - back yourself."

Born in Auckland in 1996, Liti lived for 10 years in Tonga before returning to New Zealand.

He showed his immense ability two years ago when he became the first New Zealand junior weightlifter to clean and jerk over 200kg.

But what about that kiss?

"If it gets me the white lights, why not?" he smiled.