Stella Kingsley
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| Born | 13 November 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Nigeria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 49 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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 45 kg event.[2] She also represented Nigeria at the 2022 Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham, England.
Career
[edit]Kingsley won the gold medal in the women's 49 kg event at the 2021 African Weightlifting Championships held in Nairobi, Kenya. She also competed in the women's 49 kg 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
[edit]| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
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| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2021 |  Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
49 kg | 68 | 72 | 9 | 88 | 94 | 96 | 4 | 168 | 5 | |
| Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||||
| 2022 |  Birmingham, England |
49 kg | 70 | 73 | 75 | — | 91 | 95 | — | 170 | 4 | |
| African Games | ||||||||||||
| 2019 |  Rabat, Morocco |
45 kg | 55 | 58 |  |
75 | 80 | |
138 |
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| African Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2021 |  Nairobi, Kenya |
49 kg | 68 | 71 | |
88 | 93 | 95 |  |
166 |
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| Commonwealth Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2021 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
49 kg | 68 | 72 | — | 88 | 94 | 96 | — | 168 |
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References
[edit]- ^ "Start List – 2021 African Weightlifting Championships" (PDF). Weightlifting Federation of Africa. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ "2019 African Games Weightlifting Results". International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 29 May 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ a b "2021 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ "Golden Day for Thailand – Day 2 at the 2021 IWF World Championships and Commonwealth Championships". IWF. 8 December 2021. Archived from the original on 10 December 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
- ^ "2021 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). Commonwealth Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ Oliver, Brian (23 December 2021). "Weightlifting ranking events for Commonwealth Games make it a busy February". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ Rowbottom, Mike (30 July 2022). "India's Chanu reigns supreme in women's weightlifting 49kg class". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
External links
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- Living people
- 2002 births
- Nigerian female weightlifters
- African Games medalists in weightlifting
- African Games silver medalists for Nigeria
- Competitors at the 2019 African Games
- African Weightlifting Championships medalists
- Weightlifters at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Nigeria
- 21st-century Nigerian sportswomen