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Magdeline Moyengwa

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Magdeline Moyengwa
Personal information
Born (2001-03-31) 31 March 2001 (age 23)
Sport
CountryBotswana
SportWeightlifting
Weight class59 kg
Medal record
Women's weightlifting
Representing  Botswana
African Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Nairobi 59 kg

Magdeline Moyengwa (born 31 March 2001)[1] is a Botswanan weightlifter. She is the first female weightlifter from Botswana to represent her country at the World Weightlifting Championships and the Summer Olympics.[2]

Career

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In 2019, she represented Botswana at the African Games held in Rabat, Morocco.[3] In that same year, she also competed in the women's 59 kg event at the 2019 World Weightlifting Championships in Pattaya, Thailand.[4][5]

In 2021, she won the bronze medal in the women's 59 kg event at the African Weightlifting Championships held in Nairobi, Kenya. In July 2021, she represented Botswana at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. She competed in the women's 59 kg event.[6] She lifted 70 kg in the Snatch but she did not register a result in the Clean & Jerk.[6]

Achievements

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Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Summer Olympics
2021 Japan Tokyo, Japan 59 kg 65 70 70 80 80 80
World Championships
2019 Thailand Pattaya, Thailand 59 kg 65 68 68 36 82 82 82 36 147 35
African Championships
2021 Kenya Nairobi, Kenya 59 kg 60 65 68 5 70 75 80 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 135 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

References

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  1. ^ "Start List – 2021 African Weightlifting Championships" (PDF). Weightlifting Federation of Africa. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  2. ^ Merrell, Chloe (27 June 2021). "Magdeline Moyengwa: The trailblazer making Botswana's weightlifting debut at Tokyo 2020". Olympics.com. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  3. ^ "2019 African Games Weightlifting Results". International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 29 May 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  4. ^ "2019 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  5. ^ Etchells, Daniel (23 September 2019). "Botswana history made as Moyengwa becomes country's first-ever athlete to compete at IWF World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  6. ^ a b "Women's 59 kg Results" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
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