Mojisola Oluwa

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]

Mojisola Oluwa
Personal information
NationalityNigerian
Born (1973-03-27) 27 March 1973
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Sport
SportWeightlifting
Event(s)70 kg
Medal record
Representing  Nigeria
Men's weightlifting
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place1994 Victoria70 kg
African Games
Silver medal – second place1995 Harare70 kg
Updated on 19 September 2019.

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
1996United States Atlanta, United States70 kg135.0140.0142.5140.018165.0170.0170.0170.019310.018
Commonwealth Games
1994Canada Victoria, Canada[4]70 kg———130.03rd place, bronze medalist(s)———165.01st place, gold medalist(s)295.01st place, gold medalist(s)
African Games
1995Zimbabwe Harare, Zimbabwe70 kg———135.03rd place, bronze medalist(s)———170.02nd place, silver medalist(s)305.02nd 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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