Felix Ekpo Explained

Felix Ekpo (born 10 May 1981) is a Nigerian weightlifter competing in the 77 kg category. His personal best is 335 kg.

He won overall gold at the 2007 All-Africa Games, with a total of 333 kg.^[1]

At the 2007 World Weightlifting Championships he ranked 23rd with a total of 327 kg.^[2]

He won gold in the snatch, silver in the clean and jerk, and overall silver at the 2008 African Championships, with a total of 335 kg.

He competed in Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 77 kg division finishing fifteenth with 325 kg.^[3] In 2012 he competed in the same weight division and finished 8th with a total of 331 kg.^[4]

He is 5 ft 3 inches tall and weighs 170 lb.

External links

NBC profile
Athlete Biography at beijing2008

Notes and References

Web site: IX Igrzyskach Afrykañskich. polska-sztanga.h2.pl. 2007-08-07. 2008-12-11. Polish. https://web.archive.org/web/20111005220711/http://www.polska-sztanga.h2.pl/modules.php?name=News&file=print&sid=1807. 2011-10-05. dead.
Web site: EKPO Felix. International Weightlifting Federation. 2008-08-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20110527164737/http://www.iwf.net/results/results_athlete_e.php?compid=1719. 2011-05-27. dead.
Web site: EKPO Felix. International Weightlifting Federation. 2008-08-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20110527164749/http://www.iwf.net/results/results_athlete_e.php?compid=2607. 2011-05-27. dead.
Web site: 77kg Men . International Olympic Committee . 24 August 2019 .