Olusola Friday
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Olushola Friday |
| Born | 28 February 1990 |
| Weight | 93.16 kg (205.4 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| Sport | Weightlifting |
| Weight class | 94 kg |
| Team | National team |
| Updated on 19 October 2016 | |
Olushola Friday (born 28 February 1990) is a Nigerian male weightlifter, competing in the 94 kg category and representing Nigeria at international competitions. He participated at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in the 94 kg event.[1]
Friday served a four-year competition ban from 2020 to 2024 from Sport Ireland and Weightlifting Ireland for two anti-doping rule violations. The violations were for the use of a prohibited substance (nandrolone and for refusing to submit to a test.[2]
Major competitions
| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
| Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||||
| 2014 |  Glasgow, Scotland |
94 kg | 145 | 150 | — | — | 0 | --- | ||||
References
- ^ "Weightlifting at the 2014 Commonwealth Games - Olushola Friday". iwf.net. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- ^ "Anti-Doping Rule Violation -Issued on behalf of Weightlifting Ireland and Sport Ireland". Sport Ireland. 9 November 2020.