Oliver Orok
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| Nationality | Nigerian | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 July 1963 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 100 kg (220 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Nigeria | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight class | 100 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | National team | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Oliver Orok (born 3 July 1963) is a Nigerian male former weightlifter, who competed in the 100 kg category and represented Nigeria at international competitions. He won the gold medal in the snatch at the 1984 World Weightlifting Championships lifting 172.5 kg. He participated at the 1984 Summer Olympics in the 100 kg event.[1]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Weightlifting World Championships Seniors Statistics - 2007 World Championships - Oliver Orok" (PDF). iwf.net. pp. 102–125. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
External links
[edit]- Oliver Orok at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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