Joy Ogbonne Eze

Joy Ogbonne Eze (born 6 June 2004)[1] is a Nigerian weightlifter. She is a gold medalist in the women's 64 kg event at both the 2019 African Games in Rabat, Morocco and the 2021 African Weightlifting Championships in Nairobi, Kenya.

Career

In 2019, she represented Nigeria at the 2019 African Games held in Rabat, Morocco and she won the gold medal in the women's 64 kg event.[2][3] She also won the gold medal in her event at the 2021 African Weightlifting Championships held in Nairobi, Kenya.

She won the bronze medal in the clean & jerk event in the women's 71 kg event at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[4]

Year	Venue	Weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total	Rank
Year	Venue	Weight	1	2	3	Rank	1	2	3	Rank	Total	Rank
World Championships
2021	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	71 kg	95	100	~~104~~	9	118	127	130		230	6
African Games
2019	Rabat, Morocco	64 kg	95	95	97		111	116	121		218
African Championships
2021	Nairobi, Kenya	64 kg	88	92	—		100	~~110~~	110		198

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"2019 African Games Weightlifting Results". International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 29 May 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
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"2021 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.

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