Ruth Ogbeifo Explained

Birth Date:1972 4, df=y

Ruth Ogbeifo (born 18 April 1972) is a Nigerian weightlifter.

At the 1999 World Championships in the 75 kg category she won bronze medals in snatch, clean and jerk, and overall.[1] [2]

She competed in the 75 kg weight class at the 2000 Summer Olympics and won the silver medal, with 245.0 kg in total.[3] [4] [5]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Weight on their shoulders. BBC Sport Online. 2000-08-17. 2009-01-21.
  2. Web site: World Championships Women: -75 kg. Sports123.com. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20071122005005/http://sports123.com/wei/ww-75.html. 2007-11-22.
  3. News: Colombia picks up historic gold. BBC Sport Online. 2000-09-20. 2009-01-21.
  4. News: Urrutia lifts 245kg, gold and Colombia. CNN Sports Illustrated. Agence France-Presse. 2000-09-20. 2009-01-21.
  5. Web site: Ruth Ogbeifo. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418030200/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/og/ruth-ogbeifo-1.html. dead. 2020-04-18. sports-reference.com. 2009-01-21.

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