Stella Kingsley

Stella Peter Kingsley (born 13 November 2002)[1] is a Nigerian weightlifter. She represented Nigeria at the 2019 African Games held in Rabat, Morocco and she won the silver medal in the women's 45 kg event.[2]

Stella Kingsley
Personal information
Born (2002-11-13) 13 November 2002
Sport
CountryNigeria
SportWeightlifting
Medal record
Women's weightlifting
Representing  Nigeria
African Games
2019 Rabat 45 kg
African Championships
2021 Nairobi 49 kg
Commonwealth Championships
2021 Tashkent 49 kg

She won the gold medal in the women's 49 kg event at the 2021 African Weightlifting Championships held in Nairobi, Kenya. She also competed in the women's 49 kg event at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[3] She finished in 5th place in this competition.[3] The 2021 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships were also held at the same time and her total result gave her the gold medal in this event.[4][5] As a result, she qualified to compete at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.[6]

Achievements
Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
World Championships
2021 Tashkent, Uzbekistan49 kg687274988949641685
African Games
2019 Rabat, Morocco45 kg555861758082138
African Championships
2021 Nairobi, Kenya49 kg687171889395166
Commonwealth Championships
2021 Tashkent, Uzbekistan49 kg687274889496168

References
  1. "Start List – 2021 African Weightlifting Championships" (PDF). Weightlifting Federation of Africa. Retrieved 24 June 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "2019 African Games Weightlifting Results". International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 29 May 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  3. "2021 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  4. "Golden Day for Thailand – Day 2 at the 2021 IWF World Championships and Commonwealth Championships". IWF. 8 December 2021. Archived from the original on 10 December 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  5. "2021 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). Commonwealth Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  6. Oliver, Brian (23 December 2021). "Weightlifting ranking events for Commonwealth Games make it a busy February". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 25 December 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)


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