Felix Ekpo
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's Weightlifting | ||
Representing  Nigeria
| ||
| All-Africa Games | ||
 |
2007 Algiers | 77 kg |
| African Championships | ||
 |
2008 Strand | 77 kg |
Felix Ekpo (born 10 May 1981) is a Nigerian weightlifter competing in the 77 kg category. His personal best is 335 kg.
He won overall gold at the 2007 All-Africa Games, with a total of 333 kg.[1]
At the 2007 World Weightlifting Championships he ranked 23rd with a total of 327 kg.[2]
He won gold in the snatch, silver in the clean and jerk, and overall silver at the 2008 African Championships, with a total of 335 kg.[2]
He competed in Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 77 kg division finishing fifteenth with 325 kg.[3] In 2012 he competed in the same weight division and finished 8th with a total of 331 kg.[4]
He is 5 ft 3 inches tall and weighs 170 lb.
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 "EKPO Felix". International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 27 May 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2008.
- ^ "EKPO Felix". International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 27 May 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2008.
- ^ "77kg Men". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
External links
[edit]- NBC profile Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- Athlete Biography at beijing2008
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