Rafiatu Lawal

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Rafiatu Folashade Lawal
Personal information
Born (1996-11-12) 12 November 1996 (age 27)
Sport
CountryNigeria
Sport Weightlifting
Weight class59 kg
Medal record
Women's weightlifting
Representing Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Birmingham 59 kg
African Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Rabat 59 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Accra 59 kg
Commonwealth Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Tashkent 59 kg
African Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Nairobi 59 kg

Rafiatu Folashade Lawal (born 12 November 1996) is a Nigerian weightlifter. She won the gold medal in the women's 59 kg event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham, England. [1] In 2019, she represented Nigeria at the African Games held in Rabat, Morocco and she won the gold medal in the women's 59 kg event. [2] She also won the gold medal in her event at the 2021 African Weightlifting Championships held in Nairobi, Kenya.

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Career

At the 2019 African Games held in Rabat, Morocco, she won the gold medal in the women's 59 kg event. [2] [3] She also won the gold medal in both the Snatch and Clean & Jerk events. [2] She also set a new African record of 93 kg in the Snatch event. [4]

She competed in the women's 59 kg event at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. [5] She finished in 6th place in this competition. [5] The 2021 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships were also held at the same time and her total result gave her the gold medal in this event. [6] [7] As a result, she qualified to compete at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England. [8]

She won the gold medal in the women's 59 kg event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham, England. [1] [9] She also set new Commonwealth Games records in the Snatch (90 kg), Clean & Jerk (116 kg) and Total (206 kg). [10]

She won the gold medal in the women's 59 kg event at the 2023 African Games held in Accra, Ghana. [11]

Achievements

YearVenueWeightSnatch (kg)Clean & Jerk (kg)TotalRank
123Rank123Rank
World Championships
2021 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Tashkent, Uzbekistan 59 kg 899292610811211572076
2023 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 59 kg 95100100512012513072256
Commonwealth Games
2022 Flag of England.svg Birmingham, England 59 kg 909495110115116206Gold medal icon.svg
African Games
2019 Flag of Morocco.svg Rabat, Morocco 59 kg909395Gold medal icon.svg111115117Gold medal icon.svg210Gold medal icon.svg
African Championships
2021 Flag of Kenya.svg Nairobi, Kenya 59 kg889092Gold medal icon.svg109111115Gold medal icon.svg201Gold medal icon.svg
Commonwealth Championships
2021 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Tashkent, Uzbekistan 59 kg899292108112115207Gold medal icon.svg

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