Mojisola Oluwa
Personal information
NationalityNigerian
Born (1973-03-27) 27 March 1973 (age 51)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Sport
SportWeightlifting
Event70 kg
Medal record
Representing  Nigeria
Men's weightlifting
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1994 Victoria 70 kg
African Games
Silver medal – second place 1995 Harare 70 kg
Updated on 19 September 2019.

Mojisola Oluwa (born 27 March 1973 is a Nigerian weightlifter.[1] He competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in the men's 70 kg event[2] He won the men's 70 kg event at the 1994 Commonwealth Games[3]

Major Results

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Result Rank 1 2 3 Result Rank
Representing  Nigeria
Olympic Games
1996 United States Atlanta, United States 70 kg 135.0 140.0 142.5 140.0 18 165.0 170.0 170.0 170.0 19 310.0 18
Commonwealth Games
1994 Canada Victoria, Canada[4] 70 kg — — — 130.0 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) — — — 165.0 1st place, gold medalist(s) 295.0 1st place, gold medalist(s)
African Games
1995 Zimbabwe Harare, Zimbabwe 70 kg — — — 135.0 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) — — — 170.0 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 305.0 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

References

  1. ^ "Mojisola Oluwa". www.olympic.org. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Mojisola Oluwa profile at the sports-reference". Archived from the original on 14 January 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Mojisola Oluwa profile at the Commonwealth Games". thecgf.com. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  4. ^ "1994 Commonwealth Games Weightlifting Men's 70 kg - Result". thecgf.com. Archived from the original on 2019-10-23. Retrieved 2019-09-19.

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