Magdeline Moyengwa (born 31 March 2001) is a Botswanan weightlifter. She is the first female weightlifter from Botswana to represent her country at the World Weightlifting Championships and the

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Career

In 2019, she represented Botswana at the African Games held in Rabat, Morocco. In that same year, she also competed in the women's 59 kg event at the

2019 World Weightlifting Championships The 2019 World Weightlifting Championships was held in Pattaya, Thailand from 18 to 27 September 2019. On September 12, Egypt was banned from competing at these Championships due to multiple doping offenses. The host nation, Thailand, was also ban ...

in Pattaya, Thailand. In 2021, she won the bronze medal in the women's 59 kg event at the

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held in Nairobi, Kenya. In July 2021, she represented Botswana at the

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in Tokyo, Japan. She competed in the women's 59 kg event. She lifted 70 kg in the Snatch but she did not register a result in the Clean & Jerk.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Moyengwa, Magdeline Living people 2001 births Place of birth missing (living people) Botswana female weightlifters Competitors at the 2019 African Games African Games competitors for Botswana Weightlifters at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic weightlifters for Botswana African Weightlifting Championships medalists