Mojisola Oluwa
Personal information
NationalityNigerian
Born (1973-03-27) 27 March 1973
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Sport
SportWeightlifting
Event70 kg
Medal record
Representing  Nigeria
Men's weightlifting
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place1994 Victoria70 kg
African Games
Silver medal – second place1995 Harare70 kg
Updated on 19 September 2019.

Mojisola Oluwa (born 27 March 1973 is a Nigerian weightlifter.[1] He competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in the men's 70 kg event[2] He won the men's 70 kg event at the 1994 Commonwealth Games[3]

Major Results

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Result Rank 1 2 3 Result Rank
Representing  Nigeria
Olympic Games
1996United States Atlanta, United States70 kg135.0140.0142.5140.018165.0170.0170.0170.019310.018
Commonwealth Games
1994Canada Victoria, Canada[4]70 kg———130.03rd place, bronze medalist(s)———165.01st place, gold medalist(s)295.01st place, gold medalist(s)
African Games
1995Zimbabwe Harare, Zimbabwe70 kg———135.03rd place, bronze medalist(s)———170.02nd place, silver medalist(s)305.02nd place, silver medalist(s)

References

  1. ↑ "Mojisola Oluwa". www.olympic.org. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  2. ↑ "Mojisola Oluwa profile at the sports-reference". Archived from the original on 14 January 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  3. ↑ "Mojisola Oluwa profile at the Commonwealth Games". thecgf.com. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  4. ↑ "1994 Commonwealth Games Weightlifting Men's 70 kg - Result". thecgf.com. Archived from the original on 2019-10-23. Retrieved 2019-09-19.


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