Ruel Ishaku
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| Personal information | |
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| Born | 11 January 1967 Nigeria |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Powerlifting |
Medal record | |
Ruel Ishaku (born 11 January 1967) is a Nigerian Paralympic gold medal-winning powerlifter.
Biography
Ishaku was born in 1967 in Nigeria. He suffers from poliomyelitis which means he has to walk with the use of crutches.
Career
Ishaku made his debut at the 2000 Summer Paralympics. He competed in the Men's up to 48 kg but did not record a valid lift.
He competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics and won bronze in the same event. At the 2008 Summer Paralympics he won the gold medal.
Ishaku competed in and won gold at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in powerlifting. It was the only weightlifting event that Nigeria was allowed to enter as the nation was banned from able-bodied lifting when three of its lifters infringed anti-doping rules.[1]
References
- ^ "Ruel pride of a nation". The Border Mail. 24 March 2006. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
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