Paul Kehinde (7 July 1988 – 18 November 2021) was a Nigerian Para powerlifter.[1] He was born in Epe, in Lagos state, Nigeria. He competed in the men's 65 kg class and also occasionally in the 72 kg class. At the 2014 Commonwealth Games[2] he competed in the men's 72 kg event where he won a gold medal.[3] Kehinde died 18 November 2021 in Lagos after a brief period of illness.[4][5]
- Achievements: [6]
- 2011 – World Championships Silver medalist
- 2014 – Commonwealth Games Gold medalist
- 2015 – Malaysia World Cup Gold medalist
- 2015 – All Africa Games Gold medalist setting an African Record of 214 kg.
- 2016 – Rio Paralympics- Broke the World Record twice with lifts of 218 kg & 220 kg
- 2017 – Mexico World Championships Gold medalist with another World Record lift of 220.5 kg.
- 2018 – World Para-Power lifting Championships, Fazza, Dubia. Gold medal with Record breaking lift of 221 kg .
- 2018 – Commonwealth Games, Gold Coast, Australia. Silver medalist in +65 kg Para-Power lifting
- 2018 August – African Para-Power lifting Championships +65 kg Gold medalist
- 2018 December – Nigerian National Sports Festival +65 kg Silver medalist.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 7, 1988 Lagos, Nigeria |
| Died | November 18, 2021 (aged 33) Lagos, Nigeria |
| Weight | 60 kg (130 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Powerlifting |
| Event | 65 kg |
Medal record | |
| Updated on 10 April 2018 | |
References
edit- ^ "Glasgow 2014 profile". Retrieved 11 October 2014.
- ^ Salman, Ganiyu (3 August 2014). "Nigeria grabs 4 gold in powerlifting". Nigerian Tribune. Archived from the original on 25 October 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
- ^ Adedeji, Lekan (10 September 2014). "Powerlifters Not Encouraged - Kehinde". Sports Day. Africa. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
- ^ "Paul Kehinde death: Nigeria powerlifting Paralympics gold medallist don die". BBC News Pidgin (in Nigerian Pidgin). 19 November 2021. Archived from the original on 19 November 2021.
- ^ Mackay, Duncan (19 November 2021). "Paralympic gold medallist dies five weeks after being banned by IPC for drugs". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ "Redirect Notice". www.punchng.com. 19 November 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
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