Loveline Obiji

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]

Loveline Obiji
Personal information
NationalityNigerian
Born (1990-09-11) 11 September 1990
Umueze Anam, Nigeria
Weight84 kg (185 lb)
Sport
SportPowerlifting
Event(s)+61 kg
Updated on 11 October 2014.

At the 2016 Summer Paralympics she was the 86kg 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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