- Ruth Kasirye
Ruth Kasirye (born
June 10 , 1982 inMukono , [cite news|title=Uganda: Opening Was China's Finest Hour|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200808110311.html| accessdate=2008-08-19|work=allAfrica.com|date=2008-08-11]Uganda ) is a Norwegian weightlifter competing in the Women's 58 kg and 63 kg categories.She came to Norway in 1998. [cite news|title=Ruth Kasirye - Black Power|url=http://www.nrksport.no/meisterskap/beijing_2008/1.6039754| accessdate=2008-08-19|work=NRK Sport|date=2008-06-17|language=Norwegian]
In the 58 kg category, she competed at the 2005, 2006, and
2007 World Weightlifting Championships , ranking 12th, 14th, and 8th, lifting a total of 185 kg, 191 kg, and 209 kg.cite web|title=KASIRYE Ruth|publisher=International Weightlifting Federation|url=http://www.iwf.net/results/results_athlete_e.php?compid=385]At the 2007 European Championships she won silver in the 58 kg category, with a total of 210 kg. [cite web|title=Kasirye Ruth (NOR)|publisher=IAT Weightlifting Database|url=http://www.iat.uni-leipzig.de/datenbanken/dbgwh/daten.php?spid=F57BA6844D4E43B08FE335A34AF83C1F] At the 2008 European Championships she won the bronze medal in the snatch, and overall ranked fourth in the 63 kg category, with a total of 222 kg.
She represented
Norway at the 2008 Summer Olympics , and was also the Norwegian flag bearer at the Opening Ceremony. In the Olympic tournament she ranked 7th in the 63 kg category, with a total of 224 kg. [cite web|title=KASIRYE Ruth|publisher=International Weightlifting Federation|url=http://www.iwf.net/results/results_athlete_e.php?compid=2594]References
* [http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/6/210996.shtml Athlete Biography] at beijing2008reflist
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