Felix Ekpo
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's Weightlifting | ||
Representing  Nigeria
| ||
| All-Africa Games | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2007 Algiers | 77 kg |
| African Championships | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2008 Strand | 77 kg |
Felix Ekpo (born May 10, 1981) is a Nigerian weightlifter competing in the 77 kg category. His personal best is 335 kg.
He won overall gold at the 2007 All-Africa Games, with a total of 333 kg.[1]
At the 2007 World Weightlifting Championships he ranked 23rd with a total of 327 kg.[2]
He won gold in the snatch, silver in the clean and jerk, and overall silver at the 2008 African Championships, with a total of 335 kg.[2]
He competed in Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 77 kg division finishing fifteenth with 325 kg.[3] In 2012 he competed in the same weight division and finished 8th with a total of 331 kg.[4]
He is 5 ft 3 inches tall and weighs 170 lb.
Notes and references
- ↑ "IX Igrzyskach Afrykañskich" (in Polish). polska-sztanga.h2.pl. 2007-08-07. Retrieved 2008-12-11.
- 1 2 "EKPO Felix". International Weightlifting Federation.
- ↑ "EKPO Felix". International Weightlifting Federation.
- ↑ http://www.olympic.org/olympic-results/london-2012/weightlifting/77kg-m
External links
- NBC profile
- Athlete Biography at beijing2008
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