John Ceniza

John Ceniza

Personal information
Full name	John Febuar Ceniza
Citizenship	Filipino
Born	(1998-02-07) 7 February 1998 (age 27) Cebu City, Philippines
Alma mater	University of Cebu
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Sport
Country	Philippines
Sport	Weightlifting
Weight class	61 kg
University team	University of Cebu Webmasters [1]
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	Snatch: 131 kg (2023, NR ) Clean and jerk: 169 kg (2023, NR ) Total: 297 kg (2023, NR )
Medal record Men's weightlifting Representing   Philippines IWF World Cup 2020 Rome 61 kg Southeast Asian Games 2019 Philippines 55 kg 2023 Cambodia 61 kg

John Febuar Ceniza ^[2] (born 7 February 1998) is a Filipino weightlifter. ^[3] He represented the Philippines at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

Career

Ceniza is a silver medalist in the men's 55kg category event of the 2019 Southeast Asian Games. ^[4]

At the Roma 2020 Weightlifting World Cup, he won a bronze medal in the men's 61 kg category. ^{[5] [6]}

Ceniza gathered enough Olympic ranking points to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. ^[7] Ceniza failed to record any lift in the Snatch in the men's 61 kg category event. He made three attempts at 125 kg. ^[8] He was still recovering from a shoulder injury at the time. ^[9]

In October 2025, Ceniza was imposed a two-year ban by the International Weightlifting Federation for failure to report his whearabouts within a 12-month period as part of anti-doping regulations. ^[10]

Achievements

Year	Venue	Weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total	Rank
			1	2	3	Rank	1	2	3	Rank
Summer Olympics
2024	Paris, France	61 kg	125	125	125	—	—	—	—	—	DNF	—
World Championships
2019	Pattaya, Thailand	55 kg	110	115	117	7	145	148	148	5	262	6
2021	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	61 kg	115	118	118	14	145	148	150	7	265	8
2022	Bogotá, Colombia	61 kg	119	122	125	11	155	160	161	10	280	10
2023	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	61 kg	128	131	133	8	165	165	170	5	296	5
IWF World Cup
2019	Fuzhou, China	61 kg	110	115	118	4	140	145	150	4	265	4
2020	Rome, Italy	61 kg	110	115	117	4	144	149	152	4	269
2024	Phuket, Thailand	61 kg	130	132	134	4	163	166	168	4	300	4
Asian Games
2023	Hangzhou, China	61 kg	128	131	134	—	163	163	167	—	297	4
Asian Championships
2019	Ningbo, China	55 kg	105	108	108	4	129	129	132	5	234	5
2021	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	61 kg	105	110	115	8	135	143	143	10	245	8
2023	Jinju, South Korea	61 kg	125	128	131	5	160	165	168	4	293	5

References

1. Rosal, Glendale (3 April 2024). "Ceniza is 3rd Cebuano weightlifter in history to qualify for the Olympics". Cebu Daily Inquirer. Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
2. "John Ceniza falls short of world championships podium finish". Rappler . Retrieved 26 November 2022.
3. Rosal, Glendale (14 April 2021). "3 Cebuano weightlifters to compete in Asian Weightlifting Championships". Cebu Daily News. Philippine Daily Inquirer. CDN Digital. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
4. Giongco, Mark (1 December 2019). "SEA Games: PH weightlifter John Ceniza cops silver medal". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
5. Navarro, June (28 January 2020). "John Ceniza boosts Tokyo hopes with bronze in Weightlifting World Cup". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
6. "2020 Roma World Cup" (PDF). Federazione Italiana Pesistica. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 May 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
7. Satumbaga-Villar, Kristel (3 April 2024). "Weightlifter John Febuar Ceniza upbeat for Paris Olympics stint". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
8. Ochoa, Francis (7 August 2024). "John Ceniza suffers early exit in Paris Olympics weightlifting". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
9. Fuertes, Rommel Jr. (8 August 2024). "John Ceniza says he fought through injury in Paris Olympics exit". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
10. "Weightlifter John Ceniza handed two-year ban for anti-doping violation". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. 31 October 2025. Retrieved 1 November 2025.

External links

• John Ceniza at the International Weightlifting Federation
• John Ceniza at Olympics.com