Yinka Ayenuwa

Yinka Ayenuwa
Personal information
NationalityNigerian
Born (1986-05-02) 2 May 1986 (age 38)
Warri
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
SportWeightlifting
Event69 kg
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Nigeria
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2014 Glasgow 69 kg
African Games
Silver medal – second place 2007 Algires 62 kg
Silver medal – second place 2015 Brazzaville 69 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
2007 Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand 62 kg 107 112 115 37 151 155 160 17 270 26
African Championships
2008 South Africa Strand, South Africa 69 kg 125 128 130 5 160 165 170 2 298 4
African Games
2015 Republic of the Congo Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo 69 kg 125 130 130 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 160 170 174 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 300 2nd place, silver medalist(s)[4]
2007 Algeria Algiers, Algeria 62 kg 113 118 118 4 150 155 160 1st place, gold medalist(s) 273 2nd place, silver medalist(s)[5]
Commonwealth Games
2014 United Kingdom Glasgow, Great Britain 69 kg 125 130 130 4 161 166 171 1 301 2nd place, silver medalist(s)[6]

References

  1. ^ "Glasgow 2014 profile". Archived from the original on 17 October 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  2. ^ "Weightlifters Yinka Ayenuwa & Ndidi Winifred win silver medals at Commonwealth Games". Bellanaija website. Africa. 27 July 2014. Archived from the original on 17 October 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  3. ^ Cephas, Omaku (27 July 2014). "Ndidi Winifred, Yinka Ayenuwa Claim Weightlifting Silver". Information Nigeria. Archived from the original on 16 October 2014. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  4. ^ "2015 AFRICAN GAMES Results". IWF.net. Archived from the original on 22 November 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  5. ^ "9th All-African Games Results" (PDF). CommonwealthWeightlifting.com. Archived from the original on 17 February 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  6. ^ "Men's 69kg - Result". BBC.com. Archived from the original on 29 July 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2018.


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