Adijat Olarinoye

Adijat Adenike Olarinoye (born 14 July 1999) is a Nigerian weightlifter.[1] She won the silver medal in the women's 55 kg event at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[2] She represented Nigeria at the 2019 African Games which is also her maiden African Games appearance and claimed three medals including two gold medals in women's 55 kg weightlifting event.[3][4][5]

Adijat Olarinoye
Personal information
Full nameAdijat Adenike Olarinoye
Nationality Nigeria
Born (1999-07-14) July 14, 1999
Sport
Country Nigeria
Medal record
Representing  Nigeria
Women's weightlifting
World Championships
2021 Tashkent 55 kg
African Games
Rabat 201955kg
Rabat 201955kg clean jerk
Rabat 201955kg snatch

She claimed gold medals in women's 55 kg and 55 kg clean jerk events along with a silver in 55 kg snatch event where she narrowly missed the gold medal to fellow compatriot Chika Amalaha.[6] However she emerged as the gold medalist in the overall women's 55 kg event while Chika Amalaha settled for the silver medal.[7] On 26 August 2019, Adijat also created a new African record in weightlifting in the clean and jerk category by lifting 116 kg during the 2019 African Games.[8]

References
  1. "Weightlifting - Adijat Adenike Olarinoye (Nigeria)". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2019-08-27.
  2. Oliver, Brian (9 December 2021). "South Korean teenager Shin stuns older rivals at IWF World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  3. "Medals Board". Africans Games Rabat 2019. Retrieved 2019-08-27.
  4. Editor (2019-08-27). "AAG 2019: Nigeria wins 6 gold medals in weightlifting". Newtelegraph. Retrieved 2019-08-27.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  5. "12th African Games: Nigeria win six gold medals in weightlifting". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 2019-08-27.
  6. "Nigeriana Olarinoye conquista título panafricano en halterofilia". prensa-latina.cu. Retrieved 2019-08-27.
  7. Eludini, Tunde (2019-08-26). "2019 African Games: Nigeria gets big boost as Weightlifters win six gold medals - Premium Times Nigeria". Retrieved 2019-08-27.
  8. "Weightlifting 12th All African Games – Women 55 kg" (PDF). WFA. 26 August 2019. Retrieved 2019-08-27.


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