Stella Kingsley

Stella Peter Kingsley (born 13 November 2002)[1] is a Nigerian weightlifter. She represented Nigeria at the 2019 African Games held in Rabat, Morocco and she won the silver medal in the women's 45 kg event.[2] She also represented Nigeria at the 2022 Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham, England.

Stella Kingsley
Personal information
Born (2002-11-13) 13 November 2002
Sport
CountryNigeria
SportWeightlifting
Weight class49 kg
Medal record
Women's weightlifting
Representing  Nigeria
African Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Rabat 45 kg
African Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Nairobi 49 kg
Commonwealth Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Tashkent 49 kg

Career

Kingsley won the gold medal in the women's 49 kg event at the 2021 African Weightlifting Championships held in Nairobi, Kenya. She also competed in the women's 49 kg event at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[3] She finished in 5th place in this competition.[3] The 2021 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships were also held at the same time and her total result gave her the gold medal in this event.[4][5] As a result, she qualified to compete at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.[6]

Kingsley finished in 4th place in the women's 49 kg event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[7]

Achievements
Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
World Championships
2021Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan49 kg687274988949641685
Commonwealth Games
2022England Birmingham, England49 kg707375—919598—1704
African Games
2019Morocco Rabat, Morocco45 kg5558612nd place, silver medalist(s)7580822nd place, silver medalist(s)1382nd place, silver medalist(s)
African Championships
2021Kenya Nairobi, Kenya49 kg6871712nd place, silver medalist(s)8893951st place, gold medalist(s)1661st place, gold medalist(s)
Commonwealth Championships
2021Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan49 kg687274—889496—1681st place, gold medalist(s)

References
  1. "Start List – 2021 African Weightlifting Championships" (PDF). Weightlifting Federation of Africa. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  2. "2019 African Games Weightlifting Results". International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 29 May 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  3. "2021 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  4. "Golden Day for Thailand – Day 2 at the 2021 IWF World Championships and Commonwealth Championships". IWF. 8 December 2021. Archived from the original on 10 December 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  5. "2021 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). Commonwealth Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  6. Oliver, Brian (23 December 2021). "Weightlifting ranking events for Commonwealth Games make it a busy February". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  7. Rowbottom, Mike (30 July 2022). "India's Chanu reigns supreme in women's weightlifting 49kg class". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
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