Rasaq Tanimowo (born 9 September 1992) is a male Nigerian weightlifter. On 10 September 2015, he won two silver medals in weightlifting while representing Nigeria at the

2015 All-Africa Games The 11th African Games took place from September 4–19, 2015 in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo. This edition marked the 50th anniversary of the Games, as well as their return to Brazzaville, which hosted the first edition in 1965. Host awar ...

Brazzaville Brazzaville (, kg, Kintamo, Nkuna, Kintambo, Ntamo, Mavula, Tandala, Mfwa, Mfua; Teke: ''M'fa'', ''Mfaa'', ''Mfa'', ''Mfoa''Roman Adrian Cybriwsky, ''Capital Cities around the World: An Encyclopedia of Geography, History, and Culture'', ABC-CLI ...

. Prior to the 2015 All-Africa Games, he also represented Nigeria at the

2014 Commonwealth Games The 2014 Commonwealth Games ( gd, Geamannan a' Cho-fhlaitheis 2014), officially known as the XX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Glasgow 2014, ( sco, Glesca 2014 or Glesga 2014; gd, Glaschu 2014), was an international multi-sport ev ...

in Glasgow, Scotland.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Tanimowo, Rasaq 1992 births Living people Sportspeople from Lagos State Nigerian male weightlifters Weightlifters at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Nigeria African Games silver medalists for Nigeria African Games medalists in weightlifting Competitors at the 2015 African Games