Yinka Ayenuwa

Yinka Ayenuwa
Personal information
Nationality Nigerian
Born (1986-05-02) 2 May 1986
Warri
Weight 68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
Sport Weightlifting
Event(s) 69 kg
Medal record
Representing  Nigeria
Men's weightlifting
Commonwealth Games
2014 Glasgow69 kg
African Games
2007 Algires62 kg
2015 Brazzaville69 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
2007Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand62 kg107112115371511551601727026
African Championships
2008South Africa Strand, South Africa69 kg125128130516016517022984
African Games
2015Republic of the Congo Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo69 kg1251301302nd, silver medalist(s)1601701742nd, silver medalist(s)3002nd, silver medalist(s)[4]
2007Algeria Algiers, Algeria62 kg11311811841501551601st, gold medalist(s)2732nd, silver medalist(s)[5]
Commonwealth Games
2014United Kingdom Glasgow, Great Britain69 kg125130130416116617113012nd, silver medalist(s)[6]


References

  1. ↑ "Glasgow 2014 profile". Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  2. ↑ "Weightlifters Yinka Ayenuwa & Ndidi Winifred win silver medals at Commonwealth Games". Bellanaija website. Africa. 27 July 2014.
  3. ↑ Cephas, Omaku (27 July 2014). "Ndidi Winifred, Yinka Ayenuwa Claim Weightlifting Silver". Information Nigeria. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  4. ↑ "2015 AFRICAN GAMES Results". www.iwf.net.
  5. ↑ "9th All-African Games Results" (PDF). www.commonwealthweightlifting.com.
  6. ↑ "Men's 69kg - Result". www.bbc.com.


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