Winnifred Ntumi

Winnifred Ntumi (born 28 September 2002)[1] is a Ghanaian female weightlifter, competing in the 45 kg category and representing Ghana at international competitions. She competed at world championships, most recently at the 2018 Africa Youth Championship, 2019 Africa Weightlifting Championship in Egypt and the 2019 Africa Games in Morocco.[2][3][4][5]

Winnifred Ntumi
Personal information
Full nameWinnifred Ntumi
NationalityGhanaian
Born (2002-09-28) 28 September 2002
Accra, Ghana
Sport
CountryGhana
SportWeightlifting
Event(s)Women's +45 kg
Updated on 19 October 2019.

Weightlifting

In 2019, she won a bronze medal at the 2019 African Weightlifting Championship, competing in the 49 kg category, making her the first Ghanaian to compete and win a medal at the championship.[6][7][8] Prior to that, she represented Ghana at the 2018 Africa Youth Championship and won a bronze medal for competing in the women's 48 kg category in Egypt.[7][9][1]

She also competed in the 2019 Africa Games in Morocco and won three bronze medals for competing in the women's 45 kg category, making her the first Ghanaian to win a medal at the continental Weightlifting competition.[10][11][12][9][13][14]

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References
  1. "Results Book - African Junior Championships" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. IWF. 2018-03-29. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
  2. llc, Online media Ghana. "Winny Ntumi Wins Bronze Medal At Africa Seniors Weightlifting Championship :: Ghana Olympic Committee". www.ghanaolympic.org. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
  3. "Ghana's Ntumi wins bronze at Africa Senior Weightlifting Championship". Citi Sports Online. 2019-04-26. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
  4. Vigah, John (2019-09-18). "Ghana: Weightlifting Raising the Nation's Flag". allAfrica.com. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
  5. "Africa Games: Weightlifting gives Ghana 8 medals". www.pulse.com.gh. 2019-09-02. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
  6. Crabbe, Nathaniel (2019-04-26). "Double history: First Ghanaian at Africa Weightlifting Championship wins medal". Yen.com.gh - Ghana news. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
  7. "Ghana's Ntumi wins bronze at Africa Senior Weightlifting Championship". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
  8. Laryea, Beatrice. "Weightlifting: Ghana wins 3 bronze in Egypt". Graphic SPORTS. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
  9. "17-year-old Ntumy grabs first medal for Ghana at 2019 African Games". ghananewsagency.org. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
  10. "AFRICAN GAMES 2019: Ghana's Winnifred Ntumi receives $3,000 for winning bronze – Ghana Sports Online". Retrieved 2019-10-19.
  11. "Winnifred Wins Ghana's First Medal In Weightlifting". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
  12. "African Games: Ghana waited 6 days for a medal. Three came at once". www.myjoyonline.com. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
  13. "African Games Day 6: Ntumi grabs bronze for Ghana in weightlifting". www.atlfmonline.com. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
  14. Amponsah, Charles (2019-04-26). "Ghana's Ntumi wins bronze at Africa Senior Weightlifting Championship". GBC Ghana Online. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
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