Stella Kingsley

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Stella Kingsley
Personal information
Born (2002-11-13) 13 November 2002 (age 19)
Sport
CountryNigeria
SportWeightlifting
Medal record

Stella Peter Kingsley (born 13 November 2002)[1] is a Nigerian weightlifter. She represented Nigeria at the 2019 African Games held in Rabat, Morocco and she won the silver medal in the women's 45 kg event.[2]

She won the gold medal in the women's 49 kg event at the 2021 African Weightlifting Championships held in Nairobi, Kenya. She also competed in the women's 49 kg event at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[3] She finished in 5th 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
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
World Championships
2021 Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan 49 kg 68 72 74 9 88 94 96 4 168 5
African Games
2019 Morocco Rabat, Morocco 45 kg 55 58 61 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 75 80 82 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 138 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
African Championships
2021 Kenya Nairobi, Kenya 49 kg 68 71 71 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 88 93 95 1st place, gold medalist(s) 166 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Commonwealth Championships
2021 Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan 49 kg 68 72 74 88 94 96 168 1st place, gold medalist(s)

References[]

  1. ^ "Start List – 2021 African Weightlifting Championships" (PDF). Weightlifting Federation of Africa. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  2. ^ "2019 African Games Weightlifting Results". International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 29 May 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Golden Day for Thailand – Day 2 at the 2021 IWF World Championships and Commonwealth Championships". IWF. 8 December 2021. Archived from the original on 10 December 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  5. ^ "2021 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). Commonwealth Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  6. ^ 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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