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Enzo Kuworge
Enzo Kuworge at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
Personal information
Full nameEnzo Kofi Kuworge
Born (2001-08-31) 31 August 2001 (age 23)
The Netherlands
Years active2009-present
Height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight150 kg (331 lb)
Sport
CountryNetherlands
SportWeightlifting
Super heavyweight+109kg
Coached byPierre Verkroost
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Netherlands
Summer Youth Olympics
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Buenos Aires +85 kg
European Youth Weightlifting Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 Pristina +94 kg
Silver medal – second place 2018 San Donato Milanese +94 kg

Enzo Kofi Kuworge (born 31 August 2001)[1] is a Dutch weightlifter. In 2018, he won the bronze medal in the boys' +85 kg event at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics held in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[2][3][4]

Career

At the 2017 European Youth Weightlifting Championships held in Pristina, Kosovo he won the bronze medal in the clean & jerk and the silver medal in total in the men's +94 kg. He repeated this in 2018 at the 2018 European Youth Weightlifting Championships held in San Donato Milanese, Italy but added a gold medal in the clean & jerk and a silver medal in the snatch. A few months later he competed at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics held in Buenos Aires, Argentina where he broke all national senior records and won the bronze medal.[2][3][4]

In 2019, at the British International Open 2019 held in Coventry, Great Britain he won the bronze medal in the men's +109 kg event.[5] A few months later he competed in the men's +109 kg event at the 2019 World Weightlifting Championships held in Pattaya, Thailand without winning a medal. At the 2019 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships held in Bucharest, Romania he won the silver medal in the men's junior +109 kg event.[1]

In 2020, he finished in 6th place in the men's +109 kg event at the Roma 2020 World Cup in Rome, Italy.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Results Book" (PDF). 2019 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 May 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  2. ^ a b Oliver, Brian (12 April 2019). "Belarus overtake Russia and Romania in European Weightlifting Championships medals table". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 16 May 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ a b "De zevenmijlslaarzen van Nijmeegse Enzo (18): 'Gewichtheffen is een pijnsport'". De Gelderlander (in Dutch). 26 February 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ a b "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2018 Summer Youth Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 May 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Results Book" (PDF). British International Open 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 February 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  6. ^ "2020 Roma World Cup" (PDF). Federazione Italiana Pesistica. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 May 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2020.