Ruth Ogbeifo
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Ruth Ogbeifo is a Nigeria
n weightlifter.
At the 1999 World Championships
in the 75 kg category she won bronze medals in snatch
, clean and jerk
, and overall.
She competed in the 75 kg weight class
at the 2000 Summer Olympics
and won the silver medal, with 245.0 kg in total.
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.
At the 1999 World Championships
1999 World Weightlifting Championships
The 1999 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Athens, Greece from November 21 to November 28, 1999. The 70th edition of the men’s world championships and 13th edition of the women’s world championships were designated by the International Weightlifting Federation as the main qualifying...
in the 75 kg category she won bronze medals in snatch
Snatch (weightlifting)
The snatch is one of the two olympic weightlifting events .The essence of the event is to lift a barbell from the platform to locked arms overhead in a smooth continuous movement. The barbell is pulled as high as the lifter can manage at which point the barbell is flipped overhead...
, clean and jerk
Clean and jerk
The clean and jerk is one of the two Olympic weightlifting events .The clean portion of the lift refers to the lifter explosively pulling the weight from the floor to a racked position across deltoids and clavicles...
, and overall.
She competed in the 75 kg weight class
Weightlifting at the 2000 Summer Olympics
The Weightlifting Competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia saw the introduction of women's weightlifting.-Men's Competition:-Women's Competition:-Participating nations:...
at the 2000 Summer Olympics
2000 Summer Olympics
The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
and won the silver medal, with 245.0 kg in total.