Solfrid Koanda
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| Born | 13 November 1998 Finland | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Norway | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 87 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Solfrid Koanda (born 13 November 1998) is a Norwegian weightlifter. She won the bronze medal in the women's 87 kg event at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[1][2] She won the gold medal in her event at the 2022 European Weightlifting Championships held in Tirana, Albania.[3][4]
Career
In April 2021, Koanda won bronze in the clean and jerk during the European Weightlifting Championships, with a new Nordic record of 135 kg.[5]
Koanda has been strength training in the gym since she was 15 years old. She trained crossfit at the age of 18 and started weightlifting at age 21. Her development was sensational and in February 2021 she qualified for the European Championships and set the Norwegian record 96 kg in the snatch and 125 kg in clean and jerk in a competition in Lillesand.[6]
At the 2021 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships in Rovaniemi, Finland, she won the gold medal in her event.[7]
Personal life
Koanda is 1 meter and 66 centimeters tall and works as an electrician.[6]
She lives in Arendal, Norway and represents Kvadraturen Weightlifting Club.
Achievements
| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2021 |  Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
87 kg | 98 | 103 | 7 | 135 | 141 |  |
244 | 
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| European Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2021 |  Moscow, Russia |
87 kg | 95 | 100 | 8 | 125 | 130 | 135 | |
235 | 5 | |
| 2022 |  Tirana, Albania |
87 kg | 103 | 107 | 109 | |
133 | 138 | 143 | |
252 |
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References
- ^ Oliver, Brian (16 December 2021). "Home fans celebrate as Djuraev adds weightlifting world title to Olympic gold". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "2021 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ Oliver, Brian (5 June 2022). "Landmark golds for Britain's Campbell and Norway's Koanda at European Weightlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
- ^ "2022 European Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). European Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 June 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ "Overrasket med EM-bronse i vektløfting". Fædrelandsvennen. 10 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Solfrid (22) er historisk sørlending". Aftenposten. 15 February 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ "2021 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). European Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 October 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
External links
- Solfrid Koanda at the International Weightlifting Federation
- Solfrid Koanda at IAT Database Weightlifting (in German)
- Solfrid Koanda at Olympics.com
