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Revision as of 21:01, 11 December 2021

Enzo Kuworge
Enzo Kuworge at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
Personal information
Full nameEnzo Kofi Kuworge
Born (2001-08-31) 31 August 2001 (age 22)
Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Years active2009 – present
Height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight150 kg (331 lb)
Sport
CountryNetherlands
SportWeightlifting
Weight class+109 kg (Super heavyweight)
Coached byPierre Verkroost
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Netherlands
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Tashkent +109 kg
Summer Youth Olympics
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Buenos Aires +85 kg
European Youth Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 Pristina +94 kg
Silver medal – second place 2018 San Donato Milanese +94 kg

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]

Achievements

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Summer Olympics
2021 Japan Tokyo, Japan +109 kg 175 180 180 225 233 234 409 6
European Championships
2021 Russia Moscow, Russia +109 kg 172 176 180 10 222 222 222 9 398 11

Notes

  1. ^ Pieter van der Kruk competed in the men's +90 kg event at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico.

References

  1. ^ a b "Results Book" (PDF). 2019 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 May 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Gewichtheffer Kuworge pakt olympisch ticket en treedt in voetsporen Van der Kruk". NOS (in Dutch). 28 June 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  4. ^ 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)
  5. ^ 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)
  6. ^ a b "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2018 Summer Youth Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 May 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  7. ^ "Results Book" (PDF). British International Open 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 February 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  8. ^ "2019 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  9. ^ "2020 Roma World Cup" (PDF). Federazione Italiana Pesistica. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 May 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  10. ^ "Results Book" (PDF). 2021 European Weightlifting Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  11. ^ "Gewichtheffer Kuworge ziet bij EK kans op Tokio kleiner worden". NOS (in Dutch). 11 April 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  12. ^ "2021 Junior World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  13. ^ 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)
  14. ^ 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)
  15. ^ "Men's +109 kg Results" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  16. ^ "Eerste Nederlandse gewichtheffer sinds 1968 Kuworge grijpt naast medaille". NU.nl (in Dutch). 4 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  17. ^ 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)
  18. ^ "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.

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