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| Full name | Forrester Christopher Osei | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Ghanaian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 September 1989 London, England[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Country | Ghana | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Men's +94 kg | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 14 March 2022 | |||||||||||||||
Forrester Christopher Osei (born 12 September 1989) is a Ghanaian weightlifter, competing in the 94 kg category and representing Ghana at international competitions.[2][3] He competed at 2016 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships[1] and won gold in his weight division.[4] He competed at World Weightlifting Championships in 2015, 2017, 2019, and 2021. He also competed at the 2019 African Games. He is an executive board member of the International Weightlifting Federation.[5] He is also the Vice Chair of the IWF Athletes' Commission [6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Weightlifting | Athlete Profile: Forrester Christopher OSEI - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games". results.gc2018.com. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
- ^ "Ghanaian weightlifters Forrester Osei and Chris Amoah sure of qualification to Tokyo 2020". GhanaWeb. 2021-02-05. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
- ^ GNA. "Ghana's Forrester Osei to serve on International Weightlifting Athletes' Commission". News Ghana. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
- ^ "RESULTS BY EVENTS OLD BW | 2016 SENIOR COMMONWEALTH CHAMPIONSHIPS". IWF. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ "Executive Board". Retrieved 2022-03-11.
- ^ ""Shocking" findings of urine substitution in weightlifting to be shared". Inside the Games. Retrieved 2022-03-11.