Augustina Nwaokolo (born 12 December 1992) is a Nigerian weightlifter.[1] She competed in the women's 48 kg event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where she won a gold medal.[2] Augustina Nwaokolo won the first gold medal of the games which see her setting a new Games record of 175 kg after lifting 77 kg in the snatch and 98 kg in the clean and jerk. This saw her became the first Nigerian teenage weightlifter to achieve that in an International competitions and the Commonwealth Games.[3] The event took place at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.[4]
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| Full name | Augustina Nkem Nwaokolo | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Nigerian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 December 1992 Lagos, Nigeria | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Women's 48 kg | ||||||||||||||
| Event | 48 kg | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on May 2020 | |||||||||||||||
Competitions participated
edit- 2010 Commonwealth Games[citation needed]
Weightlifting - 48 kg - Women Gold 175.0 (GR)
- 2014 Commonwealth Games[citation needed]
Weightlifting - --8 kg - Women
- 2018 Commonwealth Games
References
edit- ^ "Glasgow 2014 profile". Archived from the original on 17 October 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
- ^ "Nigerian weightlifters sweep 63kg medals". New Telegraph. Nigeria. 28 July 2014. Archived from the original on 19 October 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
- ^ "Nigerian lifter Augustina Nwaokolo wins opening gold". BBC Sport. 4 October 2010. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
- ^ "XIX Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi |".
- ^ "Commonwealth Games Team Nigeria Departs". Vanguard Newspaper. Nigeria. 28 July 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
- ^ "Augustina Nkem Nwaokolo". portsmole.co.uk. Retrieved 3 May 2020.