Benedict Uloko is a Nigeria

Nigeria

Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...

n weightlifter competing in the 85 kg category.

He competed at the 2007 All-Africa Games

2007 All-Africa Games

The 9th All-Africa Games took place between 11 and 23 July 2007 in Algiers, the capital city of Algeria. Algiers is the first city to hold All-Africa Games for a second time. The 1978 All-Africa Games were held there...

, but did not finish.

At the 2008 African Championships he won overall gold with a total of 341 kg.

He competed in Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 85 kg

The men's 85 kg weightlifting event was the fifth men's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 85 kilograms of body mass. The whole competition took place on August 15, but was divided in two parts due to the number of competitors. Group B weightlifters...

 in the 85 kg category finishing 13th with 339 kg.

At the Commonwealth Games

2010 Commonwealth Games

The 2010 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games, were held in Delhi, India, from 3 to 14 October 2010. A total of 6,081 athletes from 71 Commonwealth nations and dependencies competed in 21 sports and 272 events, making it the largest Commonwealth Games till date...

, he won the bronze medal for Nigeria, just being beaten by Scotland's Peter Kirkbride.

External links

• Athlete Biography at beijing2008