Charles Ssekyaaya

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Charles Ssekyaaya
Personal information
Born (1994-04-11) 11 April 1994 (age 31)
Height1.59 m (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
CountryFlag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
Sport Weightlifting

Charles Ssekyaaya(born 11 April 1994) is a Ugandan weightlifter. [1] [2] He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Men's 62 kg, finishing 13th. [3]

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Early life and career

Ssekyaaya was born on 11 April 1994 in Mulago to Godfrey Ssevume. [4]

Ssekyaaya started lifting weights at a young age by starting training locally in Uganda before rising to continental competitions. In 2010, Ssekyaaya participated in the Africa Youth Games and Youth Commonwealth games and he won two gold medals. [5]

In 2012 London Olympics, he competed in the Men’s 62 kg category, lifting 105 kg in snatch and 130 kg in clean and jerk for a total of 235 kg, finishing 13th in the event. In the same year, Ssekyaaya participated in the African Championships thus winning gold in snatch and jerk and the Nile Special/Uspa Sports Personality Award in March. [6] [4]

Ssekyaaya also represented Uganda at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Scotland and finished 10th in the Men’s 62 kg class with a total of 255 kg (113 snatch and 142 clean and jerk). [7]

In the 2015 IWF World Championships (Houston, USA), Ssekyaaya had six successful lifts and recorded a total of 263 kg, setting Ugandan national records in both the clean and jerk and total in the Men’s 62 kg category and this was during his training under an Olympic Solidarity scholarship at the US Olympic Training. [8] [9] [10]

Ssekyaaya represented Uganda at the 2018 Commonwealth Games held in Gold Coast, Australia, where he competed in the 73kg category and in 2022, he participated in the African Weightlifting Championships. [11]

Awards and achievements

In 2010, Ssekyaaya won gold at Africa Youth Games and a bronze at Youth Commonwealth. [5]

In 2011, he received a national recognition as top Ugandan weightlifter. [4]

In 2012, he won the Nile Special/Uspa award for the month of March. [4]

2014 Commonwealth Youth Championships, Ssekyaaya won a silver medal. [11]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Olympedia – Charles Ssekyaaya". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
  2. ↑ London2012.com Archived 2012-08-01 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ "Charles Ssekyaaya". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Ssekyaaya family lauds Uspa". Monitor. 5 February 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
  5. 1 2 Kyeyune, Darren Allan (27 June 2012). "Sekyaaya secures London berth". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
  6. ↑ ChimpReports (30 July 2012). "London 2012: Ssekyaya Surprised By Weightlifting Outing". ChimpReports. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
  7. ↑ BigEyeUg3 (25 July 2014). "Charles Sekyaaya Wins Uganda's First Medal at Commonwealth games". BigEye.UG. Retrieved 14 December 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ↑ "Houston Day One report". International Weightlifting Federation. 21 November 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
  9. ↑ "Houston Day One report". International Weightlifting Federation. 21 November 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
  10. ↑ "Ssekyaaya sets national record". Monitor. 5 February 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
  11. 1 2 Central, Biography. "Charles Ssekyaaya". Biography Central. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
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