- Mariam Usman
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Mariam Usman Personal information Born 1990-11-09 Medal recordSilver 2007 Algiers +75 kg African Championships Gold 2008 Strand +75 kg Mariam Usman (born November 9, 1990) is a Nigerian weightlifter. She competes in the +75 kg category.
Biography
Usman won overall silver at the 2007 All-Africa Games, with a total of 248 kg.[1]
At the 2007 World Weightlifting Championships she ranked 9th with a total of 257 kg.[2]
She won overall gold at the 2008 African Championships, with a total of 265 kg.[2]
Usman competed in Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the +75 kg category finishing fifth with 265 kg.[3]
Notes and references
- ^ "IX Igrzyskach Afrykañskich" (in Polish). polska-sztanga.h2.pl. 2007-08-07. http://www.polska-sztanga.h2.pl/modules.php?name=News&file=print&sid=1807. Retrieved 2008-12-11.
- ^ a b "USMAN Maryam". International Weightlifting Federation. http://www.iwf.net/results/results_athlete_e.php?compid=1833.
- ^ "USMAN Mariam". International Weightlifting Federation. http://www.iwf.net/results/results_athlete_e.php?compid=2620.
External links
- Athlete Biography at beijing2008
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