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Nationality | Nigerian | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1986-05-02) 2 May 1986 (age 38) Warri | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 69 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Updated on 9 February 2016 |
Yinka Ayenuwa (born 2 May 1986 in Warri) is a Nigerian weightlifter. He competed in the men's 69 kg event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where he won a silver medal. In 2015, he won 3 silver medals at the African Games.
Major results
Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
Representing Nigeria | ||||||||||||
World Championships | ||||||||||||
2007 | Chiang Mai, Thailand | 62 kg | 107 | 112 | 115 | 37 | 151 | 155 | 17 | 270 | 26 | |
African Championships | ||||||||||||
2008 | Strand, South Africa | 69 kg | 125 | 128 | 5 | 160 | 165 | 170 | 2 | 298 | 4 | |
African Games | ||||||||||||
2015 | Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | 69 kg | 125 | 130 | 160 | 170 | 300 | |||||
2007 | Algiers, Algeria | 62 kg | 113 | 4 | 150 | 155 | 160 | 273 | ||||
Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||||
2014 | Glasgow, Great Britain | 69 kg | 125 | 130 | 4 | 161 | 166 | 171 | 1 | 301 |
References
- "Glasgow 2014 profile". Archived from the original on 17 October 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
- "Weightlifters Yinka Ayenuwa & Ndidi Winifred win silver medals at Commonwealth Games". Bellanaija website. Africa. 27 July 2014. Archived from the original on 17 October 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
- Cephas, Omaku (27 July 2014). "Ndidi Winifred, Yinka Ayenuwa Claim Weightlifting Silver". Information Nigeria. Archived from the original on 16 October 2014. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- "2015 AFRICAN GAMES Results". IWF.net. Archived from the original on 22 November 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
- "9th All-African Games Results" (PDF). CommonwealthWeightlifting.com. Archived from the original on 17 February 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
- "Men's 69kg - Result". BBC.com. Archived from the original on 29 July 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
External links
- Yinka Ayenuwa on Facebook
- Yinka Ayenuwa at the International Weightlifting Federation
- Yinka Ayenuwa at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
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- Commonwealth Games medallists in weightlifting
- African Games silver medalists for Nigeria
- African Games medalists in weightlifting
- Competitors at the 2007 All-Africa Games
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- 20th-century Nigerian people
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