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Ruth Ogbeifo
Ruth Ogbeifo (born 18 April 1972) is a Nigerian weightlifter. At the 1999 World Championships in the 75 kg category she won bronze medals in snatch, clean and jerk, and overall. She competed in the 75 kg weight class at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ... and won the silver medal, with 245.0 kg in total. Notes and references External links profile 1972 births Living people Nigerian female weightlifters Olympic weightlifters for Nigeria Weightlifters at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Nigeria Olympic medalists in weightlifting Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics World Weightlifting Championships medalists 20th-century Nigerian women 21st-century Nigerian women {{Nigeria-weigh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weightlifting At The Summer Olympics
Weightlifting has been contested at every Summer Olympic Games since the 1920 Summer Olympics, as well as twice before then. It debuted at the 1896 Summer Olympics, in Athens, Greece, and was also an event at the 1904 Games. Summary Events Men's events In the early Games, all lifters competed in the same events, regardless of their individual body weights. ; 1896 :* One hand lift :* Two hand lift ; 1904 :* Two hand lift :* All-around dumbbell When the sport returned to the Olympic Games in 1920, the competition was structured as a set of weight classes. The number of classes and weight limits for each class have changed several times, as shown in the following table. Women's events Women's weightlifting made its Olympic debut at the 2000 Games in Sydney, with seven weight classes. Medal table Sources: ''As of the 2020 Summer Olympics'', last updated: March 2022. Nations Multiple medalists The table shows those who have won at least 2 gold medals. Boldface ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |