Joy Ogbonne Eze
- 64 kg
- 71 kg
Women's weightlifting | ||
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Representing ![]() | ||
African Games | ||
![]() | 2019 Rabat | 64 kg |
![]() | 2023 Accra | 71 kg |
African Championships | ||
![]() | 2021 Nairobi | 64 kg |
![]() | 2024 Ismailia | 71 kg |
![]() | 2023 Tunis | 71 kg |
Commonwealth Championships | ||
![]() | 2021 Tashkent | 71 kg |
Joy Ogbonne Eze (born 6 June 2004)[1] is a Nigerian weightlifter. She is a two-time gold medalist at the African Games. She also won the gold medal in the women's 64 kg event at the 2021 African Weightlifting Championships in Nairobi, Kenya. She represented Nigeria at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.
Career
She represented Nigeria at the 2019 African Games held in Rabat, Morocco and she won the gold medal in the women's 64 kg event.[2][3] She also won the gold medal in her event at the 2021 African Weightlifting Championships held in Nairobi, Kenya.
She won the bronze medal in the clean & jerk event in the women's 71 kg event at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[4] She finished in 6th place in this competition.[4] She also set new youth records in the clean & jerk and in total.[4] The 2021 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships were also held at the same time and her total result gave her the gold medal in this event.[5] As a result, she qualified to compete at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.[6]
She competed in the women's 71 kg event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games where she lifted 100 kg in the Snatch. She did not register a result in the Clean & Jerk.
She won the gold medal in the women's 71 kg event at the 2023 African Games held in Accra, Ghana.[7] In 2024, she competed in the women's 71 kg event at the Summer Olympics held in Paris, France.[8] She lifted 232 kg in total and placed seventh.
Achievements
Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
Olympic Games | ||||||||||||
2024 | Paris, France | 71 kg | 95 | 101 | — | 120 | 127 | 131 | — | 232 | 7 | |
World Championships | ||||||||||||
2021 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 71 kg | 95 | 100 | 9 | 118 | 127 | 130 | ![]() | 230 | 6 | |
2023 | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | 71 kg | 100 | 17 | 122 | 127 | 15 | 227 | 14 | |||
IWF World Cup | ||||||||||||
2024 | Phuket, Thailand | 71 kg | 103 | 16 | 131 | 136 | 5 | 239 | 8 | |||
African Games | ||||||||||||
2019 | Rabat, Morocco | 64 kg | 95 | 97 | ![]() | 111 | 116 | 121 | ![]() | 218 | ![]() | |
2024 | Accra, Ghana | 71 kg | 90 | — | ![]() | 117 | — | — | ![]() | 207 | ![]() | |
African Championships | ||||||||||||
2021 | Nairobi, Kenya | 64 kg | 88 | — | ![]() | 100 | 110 | ![]() | 198 | ![]() | ||
2023 | Tunis, Tunisia | 71 kg | 97 | 102 | ![]() | 120 | 125 | ![]() | 227 | ![]() | ||
2024 | Ismailia, Egypt | 71 kg | 100 | 104 | ![]() | 130 | ![]() | 234 | ![]() | |||
Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||||
2022 | Birmingham, England | 71 kg | 95 | 100 | — | — | DNF | — | ||||
Commonwealth Championships | ||||||||||||
2021 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 71 kg | 95 | 100 | — | 118 | 127 | 130 | — | 230 | ![]() |
References
- ^ "Start List – 2021 African Weightlifting Championships" (PDF). Weightlifting Federation of Africa. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ "2019 African Games Weightlifting Results". International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 29 May 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ Etchells, Daniel (27 August 2019). "Ekevwo and Ta Lou claim 100m titles at African Games". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- ^ a b c "2021 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ "2021 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). Commonwealth Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ Oliver, Brian (23 December 2021). "Weightlifting ranking events for Commonwealth Games make it a busy February". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ "2023 African Games Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 March 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
External links
- Joy Ogbonne Eze at the International Weightlifting Federation
- Joy Ogbonne Eze at IAT Database Weightlifting (in German)
- Joy Ogbonne Eze at Olympics.com