AMOAH Christian

Date of Birth: 25 Jul 1999

Age: 22

Gender: Male

Olympic Scholarship

Place of birth: ACCRA

Birth Country:

Ghana

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Weightlifting	Men's 96kg	12

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo International Forum	Men's 96kg Group B	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Olympic Games

Year	Location	85kg - Total
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	20th (283)

World Championships

Year	Location	85kg - Total	85kg - Snatch	85kg - C&J	96kg - Total	96kg - Snatch	96kg - C&J
2018	Ashgabat, TKM	-	-	-	28th (335)	30th (150)	28th (185)
2017	Anaheim, CA, USA	21st (308)	23rd (139)	26th (169)	-	-	-
2015	Houston, TX, USA	28th (279)	33rd (125)	29th (154)	-	-	-

African Games

Year	Location	89kg - Total	89kg - Snatch	89kg - C&J
2019	Rabat, MAR	3rd (292)	3rd (148)	3rd (180)

African Championships

Year	Location	89kg - Total	89kg - Snatch	89kg - C&J	96kg - Total	96kg - Snatch	96kg - C&J
2021	Nairobi, KEN	-	-	-	2nd (333)	2nd (149)	2nd (184)
2019	Cairo, EGY	3rd (320)	3rd (148)	5th (172)	-	-	-

Legend
C&J - Clean & Jerk, (---) - no valid result, DSQ - Disqualified

Occupation:

University of Ghana, Accra, GHA

Languages spoken:

Nii Darku Dodoo [national], GHA

A wrist injury meant he was unable to train for a month in March 2016. (Athlete, 17 Aug 2016; ghanacrusader.com, 31 Mar 2016)

He began weightlifting in 2013 in Accra, Ghana. (Athlete, 17 Aug 2016)

"My brother was a lifter, so I took inspiration from him." (Athlete, 17 Aug 2016)

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (ghananewsagency.org, 29 Apr 2019)

US weightlifter Kendrick Farris. (Athlete, 17 Aug 2016)

Philosophy:

"Anger won't make your problems easier. Tears won't bring back what is gone. But a smile, and gratitude will make you stronger." (Instagram profile, 23 Mar 2017)

He was named Male Weightlifter of the Year at the 2016 Sports Writers Association of Ghana Awards. (insidethegames.biz, 25 Jan 2017)

General Interest

General
RETIREMENT PLANS
He plans to retire after the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo due to financial constraints. "I told myself I will quit weightlifting after the Tokyo Olympics that's if I qualify. My mum and other family members are pressuring me to stop weightlifting, because I don't bring home money, and they cannot eat the medals. All sporting disciplines are there to win laurels for Ghana so they shouldn't always focus on only football and leave the rest. After a football championship, players get enough to build or buy houses but for us it's always poverty though we all strive to win for Ghana. My mum has advised me to quit weightlifting because my life isn't getting any better despite competing for Ghana at the highest level." (newsghana.com.gh, 19 Jul 2020)

Milestones

In 2016 he became the first male weightlifter representing Ghana to compete at the Olympic Games when he participated in the 85kg category in Rio de Janeiro. (SportsDeskOnline, 12 Aug 2016; ghanaolympic.org, 12 Aug 2016)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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