Paul Kehinde Explained
| Paul Kehinde |
| Birth Date: | 7 July 1988 |
| Birth Place: | Lagos, Nigeria |
| Death Place: | Lagos, Nigeria |
| Weight: | 60kg (130lb) |
| Sport: | Powerlifting |
| Event: | 65 kg |
| Updated: | 10 April 2018 |
Paul Kehinde (7 July 1988 – 18 November 2021) was a Nigerian Para powerlifter.[1] He was born in Epe, in Lagos state, Nigeria. He competed in the men's 65 kg class and also occasionally in the 72 kg class. At the 2014 Commonwealth Games[2] he competed in the men's 72 kg event where he won a gold medal.[3] Kehinde died 18 November 2021 in Lagos after a brief period of illness.[4] [5]
- Achievements: [6]
- 2011 – World Championships Silver medalist
- 2014 – Commonwealth Games Gold medalist
- 2015 – Malaysia World Cup Gold medalist
- 2015 – All Africa Games Gold medalist setting an African Record of 214 kg.
- 2016 – Rio Paralympics- Broke the World Record twice with lifts of 218 kg & 220 kg
- 2017 – Mexico World Championships Gold medalist with another World Record lift of 220.5 kg.
- 2018 – World Para-Power lifting Championships, Fazza, Dubia. Gold medal with Record breaking lift of 221 kg .
- 2018 – Commonwealth Games, Gold Coast, Australia. Silver medalist in +65 kg Para-Power lifting
- 2018 August – African Para-Power lifting Championships +65 kg Gold medalist
- 2018 December – Nigerian National Sports Festival +65 kg Silver medalist.
Notes and References
- Web site: Glasgow 2014 profile . 11 October 2014 .
- News: Salman . Ganiyu . Nigeria grabs 4 gold in powerlifting . Nigerian Tribune . 3 August 2014 . 14 October 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141025002316/http://tribune.com.ng/news/sports/item/12413-glasgow-2014-nigeria-grabs-4-gold-in-powerlifting/12413-glasgow-2014-nigeria-grabs-4-gold-in-powerlifting . 25 October 2014 .
- News: Adedeji . Lekan . Powerlifters Not Encouraged - Kehinde . Sports Day . Africa . 10 September 2014 . 14 October 2014.
- News: 19 November 2021 . . pcm . Paul Kehinde death: Nigeria powerlifting Paralympics gold medallist don die . https://web.archive.org/web/20211119115446/https://www.bbc.com/pidgin/tori-59346398 . 19 November 2021 . live.
- News: Mackay. Duncan. 19 November 2021. Paralympic gold medallist dies five weeks after being banned by IPC for drugs. InsideTheGames.biz. 19 November 2021.
- Web site: Redirect Notice. 2021-11-20. www.punchng.com. 19 November 2021 .
