Stella Kingsley Explained

Stella Kingsley
Birth Date:2002 11, df=yes
Country:Nigeria
Sport:Weightlifting
Weight Class:49 kg

Stella Peter Kingsley (born 13 November 2002)[1] is a Nigerian weightlifter. She represented Nigeria at the 2019 African Games held in Rabat, Morocco and she won the silver medal in the women's 45kg event.[2] She also represented Nigeria at the 2022 Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham, England.

Career

Kingsley won the gold medal in the women's 49kg event at the 2021 African Weightlifting Championships held in Nairobi, Kenya. She also competed in the women's 49kg event at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[3] She finished in 5th place in this competition.[3] The 2021 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships were also held at the same time and her total result gave her the gold medal in this event.[4] [5] As a result, she qualified to compete at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.[6]

Kingsley finished in 4th place in the women's 49 kg event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[7]

Achievements

YearVenueWeightSnatch (kg)Clean & Jerk (kg)TotalRank
width=65 1width=65 2width=65 3width=45 Rankwidth=65 1width=65 2width=65 3width=45 Rank
World Championships
align=left 68 72 74 9 88 94 96 4 168 5
Commonwealth Games
align=left 70 73 75 91 95 98 170 4
African Games
align=left 45 kg 55 58 61 75 80 82 138
African Championships
align=left 49 kg 68 71 71 88 93 95 166
Commonwealth Championships
align=left 49 kg 68 72 74 88 94 96 168

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Start List – 2021 African Weightlifting Championships. 24 June 2021. Weightlifting Federation of Africa.
  2. Web site: 2019 African Games Weightlifting Results. International Weightlifting Federation. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200529163619/https://www.iwf.net/new_bw/results_by_events/?event=477. 29 May 2020. 29 May 2020.
  3. Web site: 2021 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20211217203058/https://iwf.sport/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2021/12/Results_Book_2021_World_Championships_.pdf. 17 December 2021. 17 December 2021. International Weightlifting Federation.
  4. Web site: Golden Day for Thailand – Day 2 at the 2021 IWF World Championships and Commonwealth Championships . . 24 December 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211210225554/https://iwf.sport/2021/12/08/golden-day-for-thailand-day-2-at-the-2021-iwf-world-championships-and-commonwealth-championships/ . 10 December 2021 . 8 December 2021.
  5. Web site: 2021 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships Results Book. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20211224165657/https://www.commonwealthweightlifting.com/newsarchive/docs/2021/Results_Book_Commonwealth_Championships.pdf. 24 December 2021. 25 December 2021. Commonwealth Weightlifting Federation.
  6. News: Oliver. Brian. 23 December 2021. Weightlifting ranking events for Commonwealth Games make it a busy February. InsideTheGames.biz. 25 December 2021.
  7. News: Rowbottom . Mike . 30 July 2022 . India's Chanu reigns supreme in women's weightlifting 49kg class . InsideTheGames.biz . 30 July 2022.