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Nationality | Nigerian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Obowo, Nigeria | 5 May 1976|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 50 kg (110 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Powerlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 72 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Updated on 10 April 2018. |
Rolland Ezuruike// (born 5 May 1976) is a Nigerian powerlifter.[1] He competed in the men's 72 kg event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where he won a silver medal.[2][3] On 9 September 2016, he set a new paralympics record in the men's – 54kg category after lifting 200kg at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[4][5] He also competed in the men's – 54kg category at the 2015 African Games, where he also won gold.[6] Ezuruike improved his previous Commonwealth performance by winning gold in the men's lightweight powerlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast, Australia.[7]