Paul Kehinde
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Paul Olumide Kehinde |
| Born | 7 July 1988 Lagos, Nigeria |
| Died | 18 November 2021 (aged 33) Lagos, Nigeria |
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| Sport | Powerlifting |
Weight class | 65–72 kg (143–159 lb) |
Paul Olumide Kehinde[1] (7 July 1988 – 18 November 2021) was a Nigerian Para powerlifter.[2] He was born in Epe, in Lagos state, Nigeria. He competed in the men's 65 kg class and also occasionally in the 72 kg class. At the 2014 Commonwealth Games[3] he competed in the men's 72 kg event where he won a gold medal.[4] Kehinde died 18 November 2021 in Lagos after a brief period of illness.[5][6]
- Achievements:[7]
- 2011 – World Championships Silver medalist
- 2014 – Commonwealth Games Gold medalist
- 2015 – Malaysia World Cup Gold medalist
- 2015 – All Africa Games Gold medalist setting an African Record of 214 kg.
- 2016 – Rio Paralympics- Broke the World Record twice with lifts of 218 kg & 220 kg
- 2017 – Mexico World Championships Gold medalist with another World Record lift of 220.5 kg.
- 2018 – World Para-Power lifting Championships, Fazza, Dubia. Gold medal with Record breaking lift of 221 kg .
- 2018 – Commonwealth Games, Gold Coast, Australia. Silver medalist in +65 kg Para-Power lifting
- 2018 August – African Para-Power lifting Championships +65 kg Gold medalist
- 2018 December – Nigerian National Sports Festival +65 kg Silver medalist.
References
[edit]- ↑ Kuti, Dare (1 March 2018). "Powerlifting: Becoming a World Powerlifting Champion by Kehinde". ACLSports.
My name is Paul Olumide Kehinde
- ↑ "Paul Kehinde". Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ Salman, Ganiyu (3 August 2014). "Nigeria grabs 4 gold in powerlifting". Nigerian Tribune. Archived from the original on 25 October 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
Nigeria's third gold medal came through Paul Kehinde who won the men's powerlifting lightweight (up to 72kg)
- ↑ Adedeji, Lekan (10 September 2014). "Powerlifters Not Encouraged - Kehinde". Sports Day. Africa. Archived from the original on 16 October 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
- ↑ "Paul Kehinde death: Nigeria powerlifting Paralympics gold medallist don die". BBC News Pidgin (in Nigerian Pidgin). 19 November 2021. Archived from the original on 19 November 2021.
- ↑ Mackay, Duncan (19 November 2021). "Paralympic gold medallist dies five weeks after being banned by IPC for drugs". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ↑ "Redirect Notice". The Punch. 19 November 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
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