Magdeline Moyengwa (born 31 March 2001)[1] is a Botswanan weightlifter. She is the first female weightlifter from Botswana to represent her country at the World Weightlifting Championships and the Summer Olympics.[2]
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| Born | 31 March 2001 | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | Botswana | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 59 kg | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career edit
In 2019, she represented Botswana at the African Games held in Rabat, Morocco.[3] In that same year, she also competed in the women's 59 kg event at the 2019 World Weightlifting Championships in Pattaya, Thailand.[4][5]
In 2021, she won the bronze medal in the women's 59 kg event at the African Weightlifting Championships held in Nairobi, Kenya. In July 2021, she represented Botswana at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. She competed in the women's 59 kg event.[6] She lifted 70 kg in the Snatch and she did not register a result in the Clean & Jerk.[6]
Achievements edit
| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
| Summer Olympics | ||||||||||||
| 2021 |  Tokyo, Japan |
59 kg | 65 | 70 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2019 |  Pattaya, Thailand |
59 kg | 65 | 36 | 82 | 36 | 147 | 35 | ||||
| African Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2021 |  Nairobi, Kenya |
59 kg | 60 | 5 | 70 | 75 |  |
135 |
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References edit
- ^ "Start List – 2021 African Weightlifting Championships" (PDF). Weightlifting Federation of Africa. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ Merrell, Chloe (27 June 2021). "Magdeline Moyengwa: The trailblazer making Botswana's weightlifting debut at Tokyo 2020". Olympics.com. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "2019 African Games Weightlifting Results". International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 29 May 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ "2019 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ Etchells, Daniel (23 September 2019). "Botswana history made as Moyengwa becomes country's first-ever athlete to compete at IWF World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
- ^ a b "Women's 59 kg Results" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
