Rasaq Tanimowo

Rasaq Tanimowo
Personal information
Born September 9, 1992
Lagos State, Nigeria
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 56 kg (123 lb)

Rasaq Tanimowo (born September 9, 1992) is a male Nigerian weightlifter.[1] On 10 September 2015, he won two silver medals in weightlifting while representing Nigeria at the 2015 All-Africa Games in Congo Brazzaville.[2] Prior to the 2015 All-Africa Games, he also represented Nigeria at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.[3]

Major competitions

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
123Rank123Rank
Commonwealth Games
2014 Scotland Glasgow, Scotland 56 kg 9597100 N/A125130130 N/A2256
African Games
2015 Republic of the Congo Brazzaville, Congo 56 kg 10010010041271311312nd, silver medalist(s)2312nd, silver medalist(s)

References

  1. "2013 Commonwelth Weightlifting Championships" (PDF). Retrieved 11 September 2015.
  2. Emma Njoku (10 September 2015). "Onuah wins first gold for Nigeria". The Sun. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  3. "Nigeria wins first medal in women's weightlifting at Commonwealth Games". Premium Times. 24 July 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
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