KUWORGE Enzo Kofi

Netherlands
Weightlifting
31 Aug 2001
19
Male
Youth Olympian
NIJMEGEN
 
Netherlands
NIJMEGEN
 
Netherlands

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
WLF Weightlifting Men's +109kg 6

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Tokyo International Forum
Men's +109kg Group A
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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Youth Olympic Games
YearLocation+85kg
2018Buenos Aires, ARG3rd (365)

World Championships
YearLocation+109kg - Total+109kg - Snatch+109kg - C&J
2019Pattaya, THA20th (381)24th (166)19th (215)

European Championships
YearLocation+109kg - Total+109kg - Snatch+109kg - C&J
2021Moscow, RUS11th (398)10th (176)9th (222)
2019Batumi, GEO12th (382)12th (165)10th (217)

Junior World Championships
YearLocation+109kg - Total+109kg - Snatch+109kg - C&J
2021Tashkent, UZB1st (411)1st (180)1st (231)


Legend
C&J - Clean & Jerk, (---) - no valid result, DSQ - Disqualified
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Tyson [because he was strong as a child, like US boxer Mike Tyson]. (Athlete, 09 Dec 2017)
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Gaming, driving. (Athlete, 09 Dec 2017)
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Athlete
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Dutch, English
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Gewichthefacademie Waalsport [Nijmegen, NED]
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Pierre Verkroost [personal]
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He played ice hockey for the Netherlands at youth level. (Athlete, 09 Dec 2017)
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He began weightlifting at age eight in Nijmegen, Netherlands. (volksrant.nl, 01 Nov 2020; Athlete, 09 Dec 2017)
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He played ice hockey during the winter, and was looking for another sport that he could play in summer. "I went to the gym with my grandmother. It was noticeable at a young age that I was naturally very strong. Weightlifting seemed like a sport of strength, but technique is just as important. Bend an inch too much forwards or backwards and you can't bear the weight. I started with fitness exercises at the gym, combined with weightlifting. I had a talent for weightlifting so I started to train seriously." (volksrant.nl, 01 Nov 2020; Athlete, 09 Dec 2017)
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To compete at the 2020 and 2024 Olympic Games. (insidethegames.biz, 12 Apr 2019; Athlete, 09 Dec 2017)
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He trains for six hours a day from Monday to Friday. He also has three-hour sessions on Saturdays and Sundays. (gelderlander.nl, 26 Feb 2020)
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Winning a bronze medal at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (gelderlander.nl, 26 Feb 2020)
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Georgian weightlifter Lasha Talakhadze. (trouw.nl, 15 Jul 2020; Athlete, 09 Dec 2017)
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His coach, and his family. (Athlete, 09 Dec 2017)
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He listens to music before a competition. (Athlete, 09 Dec 2017)
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"It's so much more than lifting iron. People think it's all about raw power, but precision, speed, and mental stability are just as important." (trouw.nl, 15 Jul 2020)
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He was flag bearer for the Netherlands at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (insidethegames.biz, 12 Apr 2019)

General Interest

General
SAVING THE LEGS
He walks as little as possible between training sessions to reduce the amount of stress he puts on his legs, and cycles to training every day instead of walking. "It's only a few hundred metres away, but I have to spare my legs. I'll need it later. When I get home [from training] it's time for ice packs on my knees for recovery. Ten minutes of ice on my knee on and off, three times in total. I always have pain somewhere. That is elite sport, and certainly in weightlifting. This is a pain sport. The point is to recognise the pain and know if I can train through it. In the past I sometimes went too far, that's how injuries occur. I'm getting to know my body better and better." (volksrant.nl, 01 Nov 2020; gelderlander.nl, 26 Feb 2020)

FAMILY BACKGROUND
He was born to a Ghanaian father and a Dutch mother. (trouw.nl, 15 Jul 2020)

Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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