Islamiyat Yusuf

Islamiyat Yusuf

Yusuf at 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
Medal record
Women's weightlifting
Representing  Nigeria
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place2022 Birmingham64 kg

Islamiyat Adebukola Yusuf (born 3 March 2003) is a Nigerian weightlifter. [1] She represents Nigeria at international competitions and has won medals at the Commonwealth Games, the Islamic Solidarity Games, and the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships. She has evolved from competing in the youth 63 kg category to the senior 69 kg category. [2]

Early life and education

Yusuf was born in Osun State, Nigeria, where she began her weightlifting journey around 2014. She pursued higher education alongside her athletic career, graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Physical and Health Education from Lagos State University (LASU) in 2023. [3]

Career

Youth and Junior Career

Yusuf first gained international prominence at the youth level. She represented Nigeria at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where she competed in the girls' middleweight (63 kg) event. She placed fourth overall with a combined total of 173 kg. [4]

Senior Career (2022–Present)

Competing as a senior in the women's 64 kg category at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, Yusuf achieved her first major senior international podium finish. She won the bronze medal by lifting 93 kg in the snatch and 119 kg in the clean and jerk for a combined total of 212 kg, securing Nigeria's fourth medal of the Games.[5][6][7]

In 2025, Yusuf strategically moved up to the 69 kg weight class, achieving significant success on the international stage. At the 2025 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships held in Ahmedabad, India, she won the gold medal with a snatch of 105 kg and a clean and jerk of 131 kg, giving her a winning total of 236 kg. [8]

Later that same year, she competed at the 6th Islamic Solidarity Games in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Yusuf won gold in the women's 69 kg snatch event, with her successful lift of 110 kg establishing a new African record. [9]

References

  1. ↑ "Olympedia – Islamiyat Yusuf". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
  2. ↑ "Islamiyat Adebukola Yusuf". Birmingham2022.com. Birmingham Organising Committee for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Limited. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  3. ↑ "LASU VC Olatunji-Bello congratulates Islamiyat Yusuf - P.M. News". Retrieved 15 July 2026.
  4. ↑ "Olympedia – Nigeria in Weightlifting". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
  5. ↑ Eludini, Tunde (1 August 2022). "19-year-old wins another medal for Nigeria at Commonwealth Games". Premium Times. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  6. ↑ "CWG 2022: Weightlifter Islamiyat wins fourth medal for Nigeria". TheCable. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  7. ↑ Popoola, Oluwadare (31 July 2022). "Team Nigeria Preview - 2022 Commonwealth Games Day 4". MAKING OF CHAMPIONS. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  8. ↑ Liadi, Tunde (29 August 2025). "C'wealth Weightlifting Championships: Sarah, Islamiyat spark 'gold-fest' for Team Nigeria". The Nation Newspaper. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
  9. ↑ "Islamic Games 2025: Matthew Lifts Nigeria To 5th As Weightlifting Event Ends". Leadership. 13 November 2025. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
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