Ruel Ishaku

Ruel Ishaku

Personal information
Nationality	Nigerian
Born	(1967-01-11) 11 January 1967 Nigeria
Sport
Sport	Powerlifting
Medal record Representing  Nigeria Paralympic Games Powerlifting 2004 Athens Men's 48kg 2008 Beijing Men's 48kg Commonwealth Games Powerlifting 2006 Melbourne Men's Open

Ruel Ishaku (born January 11th, 1967) is a Nigerian Paralympic gold medal-winning powerlifter.

Biography

Ishaku was born in 1967 in Nigeria. He suffers from poliomyelitis which means he has to walk with the use of crutches.

Career

Ishaku made his debut at the 2000 Summer Paralympics. He competed in the Men's up to 48 kg but did not record a valid lift.

He competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics and won bronze in the same event. At the 2008 Summer Paralympics he won the gold medal.

Ishaku competed in and won gold at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in powerlifting. It was the only weightlifting event that Nigeria was allowed to enter as the nation was banned from able-bodied lifting when three of its lifters infringed anti-doping rules.^[1]

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