Babalwa Ndleleni

Babalwa Ndleleni
Personal information
Full nameBabalwa Ndleleni
Born (1979-03-14) 14 March 1979
Weight74.39 kg (164.0 lb)
Sport
Country South Africa
SportWeightlifting
Weight class
75 kg
TeamNational team
Updated on 8 September 2016

Babalwa Ndleleni (born 14 March 1979) is a South African female weightlifter, competing in the 75 kg category and representing South Africa at international competitions. She competed at world championships, most recently at the 2007 World Weightlifting Championships.[1]

In 2006 she became South African Sportswoman of the Year.

Major results

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
123ResultRank123ResultRank
World Championships
2007Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand75 kg82879087241071121121072519424
African Championships
2010Cameroon Yaoundé, Cameroon75 kg838383——1071131181133rd place, bronze medalist(s)——
2009Uganda Kampala, Uganda75 kgN/aN/aN/a803rd place, bronze medalist(s)N/aN/aN/a1152nd place, silver medalist(s)1952nd place, silver medalist(s)
2008South Africa Strand, South Africa75 kg839091833rd place, bronze medalist(s)1101151201202nd place, silver medalist(s)2033rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Commonwealth Championships
2009Malaysia Penang, Malaysia75 kgN/aN/aN/a832nd place, silver medalist(s)N/aN/aN/a1121st place, gold medalist(s)1951st place, gold medalist(s)
Commonwealth Games
2010India Delhi, India75 kg8383888311108113117113719610
2006Australia Melbourne, Australia75 kg7578787839510010410431823rd place, bronze medalist(s)[2]
African Games
2007Algeria Algiers, Algeria75 kg82878987410511011011041974[3]

Personal life

After her retirement, she worked in a call center, later has an admin job.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "2007 Weightlifting World Championships - Babalwa Ndleleni". iwf.net. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  2. ↑ "Women's 75 kg - Result". www.melbourne2006.com.au. Archived from the original on 10 October 2006.
  3. ↑ "2007 All Africa Games Results" (PDF). www.commonwealthweightlifting.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 February 2017.
  4. ↑ Cheryl Robert (15 July 2014). "SA quick to forget its woman sports stars". Cape Argus. Retrieved 19 November 2018.