Kanah Andrews-Nahu Explained
| Kanah Andrews-Nahu |
| Full Name: | Kanah Shenelle Andrews-Nahu |
| Birth Date: | 2001 1, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Height: | 159 cm |
| Country: | New Zealand |
| Sport: | Weightlifting |
Kanah Shenelle Andrews-Nahu (born 18 January 2001)[1] is a New Zealand weightlifter. She won the bronze medal in the girls' +63kg event at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics held in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[1] At the time, she finished in 4th place but Supatchanin Khamhaeng of Thailand was stripped of her gold medal after testing positive for a banned substance.[2] [3]
Career
At the 2019 Junior World Weightlifting Championships held in Suva, Fiji, she won the gold medal in the women's 76kg Snatch event[4] and the bronze medal in the women's 76kg event.[5] As a result, she became the first weightlifter from New Zealand to win a gold medal at this event.[6] A month later, at the 2019 Pacific Games held in Apia, Samoa, she won the gold medal in the women's 76kg event.[7]
She represented New Zealand at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[8] [9] She finished in 13th place in the women's 87kg event.[10] [11]
Achievements
| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank |
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| width=65 | 1 | width=65 | 2 | width=65 | 3 | width=45 | Rank | width=65 | 1 | width=65 | 2 | width=65 | 3 | width=45 | Rank |
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| Summer Olympics |
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| align=left | | | 94 | 98 | 100 | | 105 | 112 | 120 | | 206 | 13 | |
Notes and References
- Web site: Weightlifting Results Book. 2018 Summer Youth Olympics. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200517114751/http://www.pesistica.org/public/file_manager/ARCHIVIO/fipe/gare/internazionali/2018/10.06.18%20-%20olimpiadi%20giovanili/2018%20-%20Results%20Book%20Giochi%20Olimpici%20Giovanili.pdf. 17 May 2020. 17 May 2020.
- News: Oliver. Brian. 28 November 2019. Exclusive: Thai weightlifter loses Youth Olympics gold medal for doping. InsideTheGames.biz. 23 May 2020.
- Web site: New Zealand weightlifter Kanah Andrews-Nahu has Youth Olympic Games fourth placing upgraded to third following disqualification. 29 November 2019. New Zealand Olympic Team. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200529204605/http://www.olympic.org.nz/news/new-zealand-weightlifter-kanah-andrews-nahu-has-youth-olympic-games-fourth-placing-upgraded-to-third-following-gold-medallist-disqualification/. 29 May 2020. 29 May 2020.
- News: 5 June 2019. ANDREWS won the first ever Junior World Championships gold medal for NZ. IWF. live. 29 May 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200529185927/https://www.iwf.net/2019/06/05/andrews-won-first-ever-junior-world-championships-gold-medal-nz/. 29 May 2020.
- Web site: 2019 Junior World Weightlifting Championships. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200526190705/https://www.iwf.net/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2019/06/Results_book.pdf. 26 May 2020. 4 June 2020. IWF.
- News: McFadden. Suzanne. 10 June 2019. Andrews-Nahu clinches NZ's first world lifting gold. Newsroom. 29 May 2020.
- Web site: 18 July 2019. Pacific Games Apia – Sam 09.07.2019 – 15.07.2019 Contents (Senior) . www.oceaniaweightlifting.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20190718143949/http://www.oceaniaweightlifting.com/Portals/0/results/owf-results/2019PG.pdf?ver=2019-07-18-123626-010 . 18 July 2019.
- News: 27 June 2021. Olympics: Young gun Kanah Andrews-Nahu ready to raise the bar in Tokyo. stuff.co.nz. 1 July 2021.
- Web site: Kanah Andrews-Nahu. 8 July 2021. New Zealand Olympic Committee.
- News: 2 July 2021. Tokyo Olympics: Meet the New Zealand team who will be going for gold. stuff.co.nz. 20 July 2021.
- Web site: Women's 87 kg Results. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20210802130745/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/WLF/OG2020-_WLF_C73_WLFW87KG--------------FNL---------.pdf. 2 August 2021. 15 August 2021. Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
