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In April 2021, he finished in 11th place in the men's +109{{nbsp}}kg event at the [[2021 European Weightlifting Championships]] held in Moscow, Russia.<ref name="results_book_european_weightlifting_championships_2021">{{Cite web|title=Results Book|url=https://www.ewfed.com/2021/Moscow/ResultsBook.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210413173640/https://www.ewfed.com/2021/Moscow/ResultsBook.pdf|archive-date=13 April 2021|access-date=29 May 2021|website=2021 European Weightlifting Championships}}</ref><ref name="gewichtheffer_kuworge_ziet_kans_op_tokio_kleiner_worden_2021">{{Cite news|date=11 April 2021|title=Gewichtheffer Kuworge ziet bij EK kans op Tokio kleiner worden|language=nl|work=NOS|url=https://nos.nl/artikel/2376363-gewichtheffer-kuworge-ziet-bij-ek-kans-op-tokio-kleiner-worden|access-date=31 May 2021}}</ref> In May 2021, he won the gold medal in his event at the [[2021 Junior World Weightlifting Championships]] held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.<ref name="kuworge_and_sansyzbayeva_wins_super_heavyweight_titles_2021"/><ref name="junior_world_weightlifting_championships_results_book_2021">{{Cite web|title=2021 Junior World Weightlifting Championships Results Book|url=https://iwf.sport/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2021/05/2021_IWF_JUNIOR_ResultsBook.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210731200747/https://iwf.sport/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2021/05/2021_IWF_JUNIOR_ResultsBook.pdf|archive-date=31 July 2021|access-date=31 July 2021|website=International Weightlifting Federation}}</ref> |
In April 2021, he finished in 11th place in the men's +109{{nbsp}}kg event at the [[2021 European Weightlifting Championships]] held in Moscow, Russia.<ref name="results_book_european_weightlifting_championships_2021">{{Cite web|title=Results Book|url=https://www.ewfed.com/2021/Moscow/ResultsBook.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210413173640/https://www.ewfed.com/2021/Moscow/ResultsBook.pdf|archive-date=13 April 2021|access-date=29 May 2021|website=2021 European Weightlifting Championships}}</ref><ref name="gewichtheffer_kuworge_ziet_kans_op_tokio_kleiner_worden_2021">{{Cite news|date=11 April 2021|title=Gewichtheffer Kuworge ziet bij EK kans op Tokio kleiner worden|language=nl|work=NOS|url=https://nos.nl/artikel/2376363-gewichtheffer-kuworge-ziet-bij-ek-kans-op-tokio-kleiner-worden|access-date=31 May 2021}}</ref> In May 2021, he won the gold medal in his event at the [[2021 Junior World Weightlifting Championships]] held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.<ref name="kuworge_and_sansyzbayeva_wins_super_heavyweight_titles_2021"/><ref name="junior_world_weightlifting_championships_results_book_2021">{{Cite web|title=2021 Junior World Weightlifting Championships Results Book|url=https://iwf.sport/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2021/05/2021_IWF_JUNIOR_ResultsBook.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210731200747/https://iwf.sport/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2021/05/2021_IWF_JUNIOR_ResultsBook.pdf|archive-date=31 July 2021|access-date=31 July 2021|website=International Weightlifting Federation}}</ref> |
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He competed in the [[Weightlifting at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's +109 kg|men's +109 kg]] event at the [[2020 Summer Olympics]] in Tokyo, Japan. It was the first time a weightlifter from the Netherlands competed at the Summer Olympics in over fifty years.<ref name="brian_oliver_how_dutch_weightlifting_hero_worked_ate_his_way_to_olympic_games_2021">{{Cite news|last=Oliver|first=Brian|date=24 July 2021|title=Brian Oliver: How Dutch weightlifting hero worked and ate his way to Olympic Games|work=InsideTheGames.biz|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1110711/dutch-weightlifter-ate-his-way-to-games|url-status=live|access-date=24 July 2021}}</ref><ref name="nederland_vaardigt_53_jaar_gewichtheffer_olympische_spelen_2021">{{Cite web|last=van Suchtelen|first=Eline|date=5 July 2021|title=Nederland vaardigt na 53 jaar weer een gewichtheffer af naar de Olympische Spelen|url=https://www.volkskrant.nl/sport/nederland-vaardigt-na-53-jaar-weer-een-gewichtheffer-af-naar-de-olympische-spelen~b5ded4f2/|url-status=live|access-date=31 July 2021|website=De Volkskrant|language=nl}}</ref><ref name="previous_dutch_competitor_note" group="lower-alpha">[[Pieter van der Kruk]] competed in the [[Weightlifting at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's +90 kg|men's +90 kg]] event at the [[1968 Summer Olympics]] in Mexico City, Mexico.</ref> He finished in 6th place with a lift of 175 kg in the Snatch, 234 kg in the Clean & Jerk and 409 kg in total.<ref name="men_over_109_kg_results_summer_olympics_2020">{{Cite web|title=Men's +109 kg Results|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/WLF/OG2020-_WLF_C73_WLFMO109KG------------FNL---------.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210804123740/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/WLF/OG2020-_WLF_C73_WLFMO109KG------------FNL---------.pdf|archive-date=4 August 2021|access-date=4 August 2021|website=2020 Summer Olympics}}</ref><ref name="eerste_nederlandse_gewichtheffer_naast_medaille_2021">{{Cite news|date=4 August 2021|title=Eerste Nederlandse gewichtheffer sinds 1968 Kuworge grijpt naast medaille|language=nl|work=NU.nl|url=https://www.nu.nl/olympische-spelen/6149661/eerste-nederlandse-gewichtheffer-sinds-1968-kuworge-grijpt-naast-medaille.html|access-date=4 August 2021}}</ref> A few months later, he won the gold medal in the men's junior +109 kg event at the [[2021 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships]] held in Rovaniemi, Finland.<ref name="record_breaking_weightlifting_finale_in_finland_by_armenian_super_heavyweight_lalayan_2021">{{Cite news|last=Oliver|first=Brian|date=4 October 2021|title=Record-breaking weightlifting finale in Finland by Armenian super-heavyweight Lalayan|work=[[Inside the Games|InsideTheGames.biz]]|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/index.php/articles/1113794/weightlifting-euro-junior-u23|url-status=live|access-date=4 October 2021}}</ref> |
He competed in the [[Weightlifting at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's +109 kg|men's +109 kg]] event at the [[2020 Summer Olympics]] in Tokyo, Japan. It was the first time a weightlifter from the Netherlands competed at the Summer Olympics in over fifty years.<ref name="brian_oliver_how_dutch_weightlifting_hero_worked_ate_his_way_to_olympic_games_2021">{{Cite news|last=Oliver|first=Brian|date=24 July 2021|title=Brian Oliver: How Dutch weightlifting hero worked and ate his way to Olympic Games|work=InsideTheGames.biz|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1110711/dutch-weightlifter-ate-his-way-to-games|url-status=live|access-date=24 July 2021}}</ref><ref name="nederland_vaardigt_53_jaar_gewichtheffer_olympische_spelen_2021">{{Cite web|last=van Suchtelen|first=Eline|date=5 July 2021|title=Nederland vaardigt na 53 jaar weer een gewichtheffer af naar de Olympische Spelen|url=https://www.volkskrant.nl/sport/nederland-vaardigt-na-53-jaar-weer-een-gewichtheffer-af-naar-de-olympische-spelen~b5ded4f2/|url-status=live|access-date=31 July 2021|website=De Volkskrant|language=nl}}</ref><ref name="previous_dutch_competitor_note" group="lower-alpha">[[Pieter van der Kruk]] competed in the [[Weightlifting at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's +90 kg|men's +90 kg]] event at the [[1968 Summer Olympics]] in Mexico City, Mexico.</ref> He finished in 6th place with a lift of 175 kg in the Snatch, 234 kg in the Clean & Jerk and 409 kg in total.<ref name="men_over_109_kg_results_summer_olympics_2020">{{Cite web|title=Men's +109 kg Results|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/WLF/OG2020-_WLF_C73_WLFMO109KG------------FNL---------.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210804123740/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/WLF/OG2020-_WLF_C73_WLFMO109KG------------FNL---------.pdf|archive-date=4 August 2021|access-date=4 August 2021|website=2020 Summer Olympics}}</ref><ref name="eerste_nederlandse_gewichtheffer_naast_medaille_2021">{{Cite news|date=4 August 2021|title=Eerste Nederlandse gewichtheffer sinds 1968 Kuworge grijpt naast medaille|language=nl|work=NU.nl|url=https://www.nu.nl/olympische-spelen/6149661/eerste-nederlandse-gewichtheffer-sinds-1968-kuworge-grijpt-naast-medaille.html|access-date=4 August 2021}}</ref> A few months later, he won the gold medal in the men's junior +109 kg event at the [[2021 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships]] held in Rovaniemi, Finland.<ref name="record_breaking_weightlifting_finale_in_finland_by_armenian_super_heavyweight_lalayan_2021">{{Cite news|last=Oliver|first=Brian|date=4 October 2021|title=Record-breaking weightlifting finale in Finland by Armenian super-heavyweight Lalayan|work=[[Inside the Games|InsideTheGames.biz]]|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/index.php/articles/1113794/weightlifting-euro-junior-u23|url-status=live|access-date=4 October 2021}}</ref><ref name="results_book_european_junior_u23_weightlifting_championships_2021">{{Cite web|title=2021 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships Results Book|url=https://www.ewfed.com/2021/Junior/Resultbook.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211004142147/https://www.ewfed.com/2021/Junior/Resultbook.pdf|archive-date=4 October 2021|access-date=4 October 2021|website=European Weightlifting Federation}}</ref> |
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| Full name | Enzo Kofi Kuworge | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 31 August 2001 Nijmegen, The Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2009 – present | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 150 kg (331 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | +109 kg (Super heavyweight) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Pierre Verkroost | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Enzo Kofi Kuworge (born 31 August 2001)[1] is a Dutch weightlifter. In 2021, he became junior super heavyweight world champion at the 2021 Junior World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[2] He represented the Netherlands at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[3]
In 2018, he won the bronze medal in the boys' +85 kg event at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics held in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[4][5][6]
Career
At the 2017 European Youth Weightlifting Championships held in Pristina, Kosovo, he won the bronze medal in the clean & jerk and the silver medal in total in the men's +94 kg. He repeated this in 2018 at the 2018 European Youth Weightlifting Championships held in San Donato Milanese, Italy but added a gold medal in the clean & jerk and a silver medal in the snatch. A few months later, he competed at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics held in Buenos Aires, Argentina where he broke all national senior records and won the bronze medal.[4][5][6]
In 2019, at the British International Open 2019 held in Coventry, Great Britain, he won the bronze medal in the men's +109 kg event.[7] A few months later, he competed in the men's +109 kg event at the 2019 World Weightlifting Championships held in Pattaya, Thailand without winning a medal.[8] At the 2019 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships held in Bucharest, Romania, he won the silver medal in the men's junior +109 kg event.[1]
In 2020, he finished in 6th place in the men's +109 kg event at the Roma 2020 World Cup in Rome, Italy.[9]
In April 2021, he finished in 11th place in the men's +109 kg event at the 2021 European Weightlifting Championships held in Moscow, Russia.[10][11] In May 2021, he won the gold medal in his event at the 2021 Junior World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[2][12]
He competed in the men's +109 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. It was the first time a weightlifter from the Netherlands competed at the Summer Olympics in over fifty years.[13][14][a] He finished in 6th place with a lift of 175 kg in the Snatch, 234 kg in the Clean & Jerk and 409 kg in total.[15][16] A few months later, he won the gold medal in the men's junior +109 kg event at the 2021 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships held in Rovaniemi, Finland.[17][18]
Notes
- ^ Pieter van der Kruk competed in the men's +90 kg event at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico.
References
- ^ a b "Results Book" (PDF). 2019 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 May 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ a b Rowbottom, Mike (31 May 2021). "Kuworge and Sansyzbayeva win super-heavyweight golds at IWF Junior World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ "Gewichtheffer Kuworge pakt olympisch ticket en treedt in voetsporen Van der Kruk". NOS (in Dutch). 28 June 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ a b Oliver, Brian (12 April 2019). "Belarus overtake Russia and Romania in European Weightlifting Championships medals table". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b "De zevenmijlslaarzen van Nijmeegse Enzo (18): 'Gewichtheffen is een pijnsport'". De Gelderlander (in Dutch). 26 February 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2018 Summer Youth Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 May 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ "Results Book" (PDF). British International Open 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 February 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ "2019 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ "2020 Roma World Cup" (PDF). Federazione Italiana Pesistica. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 May 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ "Results Book" (PDF). 2021 European Weightlifting Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ "Gewichtheffer Kuworge ziet bij EK kans op Tokio kleiner worden". NOS (in Dutch). 11 April 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ "2021 Junior World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ Oliver, Brian (24 July 2021). "Brian Oliver: How Dutch weightlifting hero worked and ate his way to Olympic Games". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ van Suchtelen, Eline (5 July 2021). "Nederland vaardigt na 53 jaar weer een gewichtheffer af naar de Olympische Spelen". De Volkskrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 31 July 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Men's +109 kg Results" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ "Eerste Nederlandse gewichtheffer sinds 1968 Kuworge grijpt naast medaille". NU.nl (in Dutch). 4 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ Oliver, Brian (4 October 2021). "Record-breaking weightlifting finale in Finland by Armenian super-heavyweight Lalayan". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "2021 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). European Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 October 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Enzo Kuworge.
- Enzo Kuworge at the International Weightlifting Federation
- Enzo Kuworge at the International Weightlifting Results Project
- Enzo Kuworge at Olympics.com
- Enzo Kuworge at Olympedia
- Enzo Kuworge at TeamNL (archived) (in Dutch)
