Yinka Ayenuwa

Yinka Ayenuwa
Personal information
NationalityNigerian
Born (1986-05-02) 2 May 1986
Warri
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
SportWeightlifting
Event69 kg
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Nigeria
Commonwealth Games
2014 Glasgow 69 kg
African Games
2007 Algires 62 kg
2015 Brazzaville 69 kg
Updated on 9 February 2016

Yinka Ayenuwa (born 2 May 1986 in Warri) is a Nigerian weightlifter.[1] He competed in the men's 69 kg event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games[2] where he won a silver medal.[3] In 2015, he won 3 silver medals at the African Games.

Major results

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Representing  Nigeria
World Championships
2007 Chiang Mai, Thailand 62 kg 107 112 115 37 151 155 160 17 270 26
African Championships
2008 Strand, South Africa 69 kg 125 128 130 5 160 165 170 2 298 4
African Games
2015 Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo 69 kg 125 130 130 160 170 174 300 [4]
2007 Algiers, Algeria 62 kg 113 118 118 4 150 155 160 273 [5]
Commonwealth Games
2014 Glasgow, Great Britain 69 kg 125 130 130 4 161 166 171 1 301 [6]

References

  1. ^ "Glasgow 2014 profile". Archived from the original on 17 October 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  2. ^ "Weightlifters Yinka Ayenuwa & Ndidi Winifred win silver medals at Commonwealth Games". Bellanaija website. Africa. 27 July 2014. Archived from the original on 17 October 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  3. ^ Cephas, Omaku (27 July 2014). "Ndidi Winifred, Yinka Ayenuwa Claim Weightlifting Silver". Information Nigeria. Archived from the original on 16 October 2014. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  4. ^ "2015 AFRICAN GAMES Results". IWF.net. Archived from the original on 22 November 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  5. ^ "9th All-African Games Results" (PDF). CommonwealthWeightlifting.com. Archived from the original on 17 February 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  6. ^ "Men's 69kg - Result". BBC.com. Archived from the original on 29 July 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
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