Rafiatu Lawal
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Born | 12 November 1996 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Nigeria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Rafiatu Folashade Lawal (born 12 November 1996) is a Nigerian weightlifter. She represented Nigeria at the 2019 African Games held in Rabat, Morocco and she won the gold medal in the women's 59 kg event.[1] She won the gold medal in her event at the 2021 African Weightlifting Championships held in Nairobi, Kenya.
Career[]
At the 2019 African Games held in Rabat, Morocco, she won the gold medal in the women's 59 kg event.[1] She also won the gold medal in both the Snatch and Clean & Jerk events.[1] She also set a new African record of 93 kg in the Snatch event.[2]
She competed in the women's 59 kg event at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[3] She finished in 6th place in this competition.[3] The 2021 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships were also held at the same time and her total result gave her the gold medal in this event.[4][5] As a result, she qualified to compete at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.[6]
Achievements[]
Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
World Championships | ||||||||||||
2021 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 59 kg | 89 | 92 | 6 | 108 | 112 | 115 | 7 | 207 | 6 | |
African Games | ||||||||||||
2019 | Rabat, Morocco | 59 kg | 90 | 93 | 111 | 115 | 117 | 210 | ||||
African Championships | ||||||||||||
2021 | Nairobi, Kenya | 59 kg | 88 | 90 | 109 | 111 | 201 | |||||
Commonwealth Championships | ||||||||||||
2021 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 59 kg | 89 | 92 | 108 | 112 | 115 | 207 |
References[]
- ^ a b c "2019 African Games Weightlifting Results". International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 29 May 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ "Records Broken". 2019 African Games. Archived from the original on 26 September 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
- ^ a b "2021 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ "Day 5 – 2021 IWF World Championships and Commonwealth Championships". IWF. 12 December 2021. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
- ^ "2021 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). Commonwealth Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ Oliver, Brian (23 December 2021). "Weightlifting ranking events for Commonwealth Games make it a busy February". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
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External links[]
- Living people
- 1996 births
- Nigerian female weightlifters
- African Games medalists in weightlifting
- African Games gold medalists for Nigeria
- Competitors at the 2019 African Games
- African Weightlifting Championships medalists