Amoah Christian is a male Ghanaian Olympic Games Weightlifting for Men’s 96kg.
He is scheduled to take part in the Men’s Weightlifting 96kg Group B on Saturday, July 31, 2021.
BIOGRAPHY
Information highlight that he took part in the World Championships in Ashgabat and Houston in 2015 and Anaheim in 2017.
Again, he participated in the African Games in Rabat; African Championship in Cairo in 2019, and Nairobi in 2021.
He was born on July 25, 1999 – 22 years. He has won the Olympic scholarship.
He resides in Ghana.
He is a graduate of the University of Ghana, Accra.
He speaks English language fluently.
He was trained by Coach Nii Darku Dodoo.
He began weightlifting in 2013 in Accra, Ghana.
His once said; “my brother was a lifter, so I took inspiration from him.”
His philosophical idea is “Anger won’t make your problems easier. Tears won’t bring back what is gone. But a smile, and gratitude will make you stronger.”
He was named Male Weightlifter of the Year at the 2016 Sports Writers Association of Ghana Awards.
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.”
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.
He has won the Gold Event Medal, Silver Event Medal and Bronze Event Medal.
