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Ghanaian weightlifter
Christian Amoah
Personal information
Born (1999-07-25) 25 July 1999 (age 25)
Accra, Ghana
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
SportWeightlifting
Event85 kg

Christian Amoah (born 25 July 1999) is a Ghanaian weightlifter who currently competes in the 85 kg event. He competed in the Men's 77 kg at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

Amoah represented Ghana in the Men's 85 kg at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He was the inaugural male Ghanaian to compete in weightlifting at the modern Olympics. He was also the youngest athlete to take part in weightlifting at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

He represented Ghana at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Ghana
2014 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, Scotland 22nd Men's 77 kg Snatch: 110 kg
C & J: 128 kg
Total: 228 kg
2016 Summer Olympics Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 21st Men's 85 kg Snatch: 130 kg
C & J: 153 kg
Total: 283 kg

References

  1. ^ "Rio 2016: Christian Amoah athlete profile". rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 2016-08-06. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
  2. ^ "Christian Amoah - Biography". thecgf.com. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
  3. "Christian Amoah". cocoafromghana.org. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
  4. "Amoah to represent Ghana at Tokyo 2020 Olympics". GhanaWeb. 2021-06-14. Retrieved 2021-06-20.

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