Felix Ekpo
Felix Ekpo (born May 10, 1981 in Calabar , Cross River ) is a Nigerian weightlifter . He fights in the weight class up to 77 kilograms (middleweight). His personal best in a duel (snatch and push) is 335 kg, which he achieved at the 2008 African championships.
Career
With the power of 333 kg (tearing 152 kg / pushing 181 kg) Ekpo won the gold medal at the Africa Games 2007 in Algiers .
At the Weightlifting World Championships 2007 Ekpo achieved 23rd place with 327 kg. At the African Weightlifting Championships in 2008 he won gold in snatch and silver in pushing with a total weight of 335 kg.
He took part in the Olympic Summer Games in Beijing in 2008 and finished 15th with a total weight of 325 kg. At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London , he reached eighth place with 331 lifted kilograms in a duel.
Web links
- Short biography of Felix Ekpo ( Memento from September 10, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
- Brief information on Felix Ekpo , from: olympic.org. (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ List of results of the weightlifting competitions at the Africa Games 2007 ( Memento of the original from September 28, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , from: polska-sztanga.pl. (Polish)
- ↑ List of results for weightlifting men up to 77 kg , from: olympic.org/london-2012.
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| SURNAME | Ekpo, Felix |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Nigerian weightlifter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 10, 1981 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Calabar |