Forrester Osei

Forrester Osei
Personal information
Full nameForrester Christopher Osei
NationalityGhanaian
Born (1989-09-12) 12 September 1989 (age 35)
London, England[1]
Sport
CountryGhana
SportWeightlifting
EventMen's +94 kg
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Ghana
Commonwealth Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Penang 96 kg
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

  1. ^ a b "Weightlifting | Athlete Profile: Forrester Christopher OSEI - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games". results.gc2018.com. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
  2. ^ "Ghanaian weightlifters Forrester Osei and Chris Amoah sure of qualification to Tokyo 2020". GhanaWeb. 2021-02-05. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
  3. ^ GNA. "Ghana's Forrester Osei to serve on International Weightlifting Athletes' Commission". News Ghana. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
  4. ^ "RESULTS BY EVENTS OLD BW | 2016 SENIOR COMMONWEALTH CHAMPIONSHIPS". IWF. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Executive Board". Retrieved 2022-03-11.
  6. ^ ""Shocking" findings of urine substitution in weightlifting to be shared". Inside the Games. Retrieved 2022-03-11.