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Rasaq Tanimowo
Personal information
Born (1992-09-09) 9 September 1992 (age 32)
Lagos State, Nigeria
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight56 kg (123 lb)
Medal record
Men's Weightlifting
Representing  Nigeria
All-Africa Games
Silver medal – second place 2015 All-Africa Games –56 kg

Rasaq Tanimowo (born 9 September 1992) is a male Nigerian weightlifter.[1] On 10 September 2015, he won two silver medals in weightlifting while representing Nigeria at the 2015 All-Africa Games in Brazzaville.[2] Prior to the 2015 All-Africa Games, he also represented Nigeria at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.[3]

Major competitions

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Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Commonwealth Games
2014 Scotland Glasgow, Scotland 56 kg 95 97 100 125 130 130 225 6
African Games
2015 Republic of the Congo Brazzaville, Congo 56 kg 100 100 100 4 127 131 131 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 231 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

References

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  1. ^ "2013 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships" (PDF). Retrieved 11 September 2015.
  2. ^ Emma Njoku (10 September 2015). "Onuah wins first gold for Nigeria". The Sun. Archived from the original on 12 September 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  3. ^ "Nigeria wins first medal in women's weightlifting at Commonwealth Games". Premium Times. 24 July 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2015.