Christian Amoah

Christian Amoah
Personal information
Born (1999-07-25) 25 July 1999 (age 25)[1]
Accra, Ghana[2]
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
SportWeightlifting
Event85 kg

Christian Amoah (born 25 July 1999) is a Ghanaian weightlifter who currently competes in the 85 kg event. He competed in the Men's 77 kg at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.[2]

Amoah represented Ghana in the Men's 85 kg at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[1] He was the inaugural male Ghanaian to compete in weightlifting at the modern Olympics.[3] He was also the youngest athlete to take part in weightlifting at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

He represented Ghana at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[4]

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Ghana
2014 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, Scotland 22nd Men's 77 kg Snatch: 110 kg
C & J: 128 kg
Total: 228 kg
2016 Summer Olympics Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 21st Men's 85 kg Snatch: 130 kg
C & J: 153 kg
Total: 283 kg

References

  1. ^ a b "Rio 2016: Christian Amoah athlete profile". rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 2016-08-06. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
  2. ^ a b "Christian Amoah - Biography". thecgf.com. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
  3. ^ "Christian Amoah". cocoafromghana.org. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
  4. ^ "Amoah to represent Ghana at Tokyo 2020 Olympics". GhanaWeb. 2021-06-14. Retrieved 2021-06-20.


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