| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Albert Kwame Mensah Abotsi |
| Born | 20 June 1981 |
| Weight | 104.79 kg (231.0 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  |
| Sport | Weightlifting |
| Weight class | 105 kg |
| Team | National team |
| Updated on 7 September 2016. | |
Albert Kwame Mensah Abotsi (born 20 June 1981) is a Ghanaian male weightlifter, competing in the 105 kg category and representing Ghana at international competitions. He competed at world championships, most recently at the 2009 World Weightlifting Championships. [1]
| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2009 |  | 105 kg | 115 | 117 | 120 | 18 | 150 | 156 | 18 | 276 | 18 | |
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