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Rasaq Tanimowo

Personal information
Born	(1992-09-09) 9 September 1992 (age 32) Lagos State, Nigeria
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	56 kg (123 lb)
Medal record Men's Weightlifting Representing  Nigeria All-Africa Games 2015 All-Africa Games –56 kg

Rasaq Tanimowo (born 9 September 1992) is a male Nigerian weightlifter. On 10 September 2015, he won two silver medals in weightlifting while representing Nigeria at the 2015 All-Africa Games in Brazzaville. Prior to the 2015 All-Africa Games, he also represented Nigeria at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.

Major competitions

Year	Venue	Weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total	Rank
			1	2	3	Rank	1	2	3	Rank
Commonwealth Games
2014	Glasgow, Scotland	56 kg	95	97	100	—	125	130	130	—	225	6
African Games
2015	Brazzaville, Congo	56 kg	100	100	100	4	127	131	131		231

References

1. "2013 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships" (PDF). Retrieved 11 September 2015.
2. Emma Njoku (10 September 2015). "Onuah wins first gold for Nigeria". The Sun. Archived from the original on 12 September 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
3. "Nigeria wins first medal in women's weightlifting at Commonwealth Games". Premium Times. 24 July 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2015.

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