Winnifred Ntumi Explained
Winnifred Ntumi |
Fullname: | Winnifred Ntumi |
Nationality: | Ghanaian |
Birth Date: | 28 September 2002 |
Birth Place: | Accra, Ghana |
Country: | Ghana |
Sport: | Weightlifting |
Event: | Women's +45 kg |
Updated: | 28 March 2024 |
Winnifred Ntumi (born 28 September 2002)[1] is a Ghanaian weightlifter, competing in the 45 kg category and representing Ghana at international competitions. She competed at world championships, most recently at the 2018 Africa Youth Championship, 2019 Africa Weightlifting Championship in Egypt and the 2019 Africa Games in Morocco.[2] [3] [4] [5]
Weightlifting
In 2019, she won a bronze medal at the 2019 African Weightlifting Championship, competing in the 49 kg category, making her the first Ghanaian to compete and win a medal at the championship.[6] [7] [8] Prior to that, she represented Ghana at the 2018 Africa Youth Championship and won a bronze medal for competing in the women's 48 kg category in Egypt.[9]
She also competed in the 2019 Africa Games in Morocco and won three bronze medals for competing in the women's 45 kg category, making her the first Ghanaian to win a medal at the continental Weightlifting competition.[10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
She competed in the women's 49 kg event at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The 2021 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships were also held at the same time and her total result gave her the bronze medal in this event.[15] [16]
She finished in 9th place in the women's 49 kg event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham, England.[17]
At the 2023 African Games hosted in Accra, Ghana she competed in the women's 45 kg and 49 kg category events.[18] She won one gold medal and claimed two silver medals, marking the first win for Ghana at the 2023 African Games.[19] [20]
Notes and References
- Web site: Results Book - African Junior Championships. 2018-03-29. International Weightlifting Federation. IWF. 2019-10-19.
- Web site: Winny Ntumi Wins Bronze Medal At Africa Seniors Weightlifting Championship :: Ghana Olympic Committee. llc. Online media Ghana. www.ghanaolympic.org. en-US. 2019-10-19.
- Web site: Ghana's Ntumi wins bronze at Africa Senior Weightlifting Championship. 2019-04-26. Citi Sports Online. en-US. 2019-10-19.
- Web site: Ghana: Weightlifting Raising the Nation's Flag. Vigah. John. 2019-09-18. allAfrica.com. en. 2019-10-19.
- Web site: Africa Games: Weightlifting gives Ghana 8 medals. 2019-09-02. www.pulse.com.gh. en-US. 2019-10-19.
- Web site: Double history: First Ghanaian at Africa Weightlifting Championship wins medal. Crabbe. Nathaniel. 2019-04-26. Yen.com.gh - Ghana news.. en. 2019-10-19.
- Web site: Ghana's Ntumi wins bronze at Africa Senior Weightlifting Championship. www.ghanaweb.com. en. 2019-10-19.
- Web site: Weightlifting: Ghana wins 3 bronze in Egypt. Laryea. Beatrice. Graphic SPORTS. en-gb. 2019-10-19.
- Web site: 17-year-old Ntumy grabs first medal for Ghana at 2019 African Games. ghananewsagency.org. 2019-10-19.
- Web site: AFRICAN GAMES 2019: Ghana's Winnifred Ntumi receives $3,000 for winning bronze – Ghana Sports Online. 26 August 2019 . en-US. 2019-10-19.
- Web site: Winnifred Wins Ghana's First Medal In Weightlifting. Modern Ghana. en. 2019-10-19.
- Web site: African Games: Ghana waited 6 days for a medal. Three came at once.. www.myjoyonline.com. 2019-10-19.
- Web site: African Games Day 6: Ntumi grabs bronze for Ghana in weightlifting. www.atlfmonline.com. 2019-10-19.
- Web site: Ghana's Ntumi wins bronze at Africa Senior Weightlifting Championship. Amponsah. Charles. 2019-04-26. GBC Ghana Online. en-US. 2019-10-19.
- 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.
- 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.
- News: Rowbottom . Mike . 30 July 2022 . India's Chanu reigns supreme in women's weightlifting 49kg class . InsideTheGames.biz . 30 July 2022.
- Web site: 2024-03-10 . 2023 African Games: Weightlifter Winnifred Ntumi wins first medals for Ghana . 2024-03-11 . GhanaWeb . en.
- Web site: 2023 African Games Weightlifting Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20240325110847/https://iwf.sport/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2024/03/All-Result-Book_240316_130101.pdf . 25 March 2024 . 28 March 2024 . International Weightlifting Federation.
- Web site: 2024-03-11 . African Games 2023: Winnifred Ntumi delivers three medals in weightlifting for Ghana - MyJoyOnline . 2024-04-04 . www.myjoyonline.com . en-US.