Benedict Uloko
| Medal record | ||
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| Men's Weightlifting | ||
Representing  Nigeria
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| African Championships | ||
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2008 Strand | 85 kg |
Benedict Uloko (born 19 March 1984) is a Nigerian weightlifter competing in the 85 kg category.
Biography
[edit]He competed at the 2007 All-Africa Games, but did not finish.[1]
At the 2008 African Championships he won overall gold with a total of 341 kg.[2]
He competed in Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 85 kg category finishing 13th with 339 kg.[2]
At the 2010 Commonwealth Games, he won the bronze medal for Nigeria, just being beaten by Scotland's Peter Kirkbride.[3]
Notes and references
[edit]- ^ "IX Igrzyskach Afrykañskich" (in Polish). polska-sztanga.h2.pl. 7 August 2007. Archived from the original on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 11 December 2008.
- ^ a b "ULOKO Benedict". International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 27 May 2011.
- ^ "Benedict Uloko". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
External links
[edit]- Athlete Biography at beijing2008
- Benedict Uloko at Olympedia
- Benedict Uloko at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
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