Joy Ogbonne Eze
Joy Ogbonne Eze (born 6 June 2004)[1] is a Nigerian weightlifter. She is a gold medalist in the women's 64 kg event at both the 2019 African Games in Rabat, Morocco and the 2021 African Weightlifting Championships in Nairobi, Kenya.
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| Born | 6 June 2004 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Nigeria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 64 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
She represented Nigeria at the 2019 African Games held in Rabat, Morocco and she won the gold medal in the women's 64 kg event.[2][3] She also won the gold medal in her event at the 2021 African Weightlifting Championships held in Nairobi, Kenya.
She won the bronze medal in the clean & jerk event in the women's 71 kg event at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[4] She finished in 6th place in this competition.[4] She also set new youth records in the clean & jerk and in total.[4] The 2021 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships were also held at the same time and her total result gave her the gold medal in this event.[5] As a result, she qualified to compete at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.[6]
She competed in the women's 71 kg event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games where she lifted 100 kg in the Snatch. She did not register a result in the Clean & Jerk.
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 | 71 kg | 95 | 100 | 9 | 118 | 127 | 130 | 230 | 6 | ||
| Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||||
| 2022 | Birmingham, England | 71 kg | 95 | 100 | — | — | — | DNF | ||||
| African Games | ||||||||||||
| 2019 | Rabat, Morocco | 64 kg | 95 | 97 | 111 | 116 | 121 | 218 | ||||
| African Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2021 | Nairobi, Kenya | 64 kg | 88 | — | 100 | 110 | 198 | |||||
| Commonwealth Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2021 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 71 kg | 95 | 100 | — | 118 | 127 | 130 | — | 230 | ||
References
- ^ "Start List – 2021 African Weightlifting Championships" (PDF). Weightlifting Federation of Africa. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "2019 African Games Weightlifting Results". International Weightlifting Federation. from the original on 29 May 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ Etchells, Daniel (27 August 2019). "Ekevwo and Ta Lou claim 100m titles at African Games". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b c "2021 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. (PDF) from the original on 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ "2021 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). Commonwealth Weightlifting Federation. (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
- Joy Ogbonne Eze at the International Weightlifting Federation
- Joy Ogbonne Eze at the International Weightlifting Federation
- Joy Ogbonne Eze at IAT Database Weightlifting (in German)