Loveline Obiji

Loveline Obiji
Personal information
NationalityNigerian
Born (1990-09-11) 11 September 1990 (age 34)
Umueze Anam, Nigeria
Weight84 kg (185 lb)
Sport
SportPowerlifting
Event+61 kg
Medal record
Representing  Nigeria
Women's Powerlifting
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London 82.5 kg
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo +86 kg
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Glasgow +61 kg
Updated on 11 October 2014

Loveline Obiji (born 11 September 1990) is a Nigerian powerlifter.[1] She competed in the women's +61 kg event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where she won a gold medal.[2][3]

At the 2014 World Championships she was the 86 kg category gold medal briefly as Randa Mahmoud's r world record setting last lift was not allowed. However Mahmoud appealed and her lift was allowed giving her the gold medal and the world record. Obiji took the silver.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Glasgow 2014 profile". Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  2. ^ "Obiji lifts gold No 5 for Nigeria". Niger Showbiz. UK. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  3. ^ Lewis, Daniel (2 August 2014). "Loveline Obiji powers to gold with world record lift". Sports Mole. UK. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  4. ^ Egypts Randa Mahmoud's World Record Lift, Paralympic.org, Retrieved 14 September 2016


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