John Ceniza

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John Febuar Ceniza
Personal information
Full nameJohn Febuar Ceniza
CitizenshipFilipino
Born (1998-02-07) 7 February 1998 (age 26)
Cebu City, Philippines
Alma mater University of Cebu
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Sport
CountryPhilippines
SportWeightlifting
Weight class61 kg
University team University of Cebu Webmasters [1]
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
IWF World Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Rome 61 kg
Southeast Asian Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Philippines 55 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 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.

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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]

Achievements

YearVenueWeightSnatch (kg)Clean & Jerk (kg)TotalRank
123Rank123Rank
Summer Olympics
2024 Flag of France.svg Paris, France 61 kg 125125125DNF
World Championships
2019 Flag of Thailand.svg Pattaya, Thailand 55 kg 110115117714514814852626
2021 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Tashkent, Uzbekistan 61 kg 1151181181414514815072658
2022 Flag of Colombia.svg Bogotá, Colombia 61 kg 119122125111551601611028010
2023 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 61 kg 128131133816516517052965
IWF World Cup
2019 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Fuzhou, China 61 kg 110115118414014515042654
2020 Flag of Italy.svg Rome, Italy 61 kg 11011511741441491524269Bronze medal icon.svg
2024 Flag of Thailand.svg Phuket, Thailand 61 kg130132134416316616843004
Asian Games
2023 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Hangzhou, China 61 kg 1281311341631631672974
Asian Championships
2019 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ningbo, China 55 kg105108108412912913252345
2021 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Tashkent, Uzbekistan 61 kg 1051101158135143143102458
2023 Flag of South Korea.svg Jinju, South Korea 61 kg 125128131516016516842935

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