Forrester Osei

Forrester Osei
Personal information
Full nameForrester Christopher Osei
NationalityGhanaian
Born (1989-09-12) 12 September 1989 (age 37)
London, England
Sport
CountryGhana
SportWeightlifting
Event
Men's +94 kg
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Ghana
Commonwealth Championships
Gold medal – first place2016 Penang96 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. He competed at 2016 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships and won gold in his weight division. 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. He is also the Vice Chair of the IWF Athletes' Commission

References

  1. 1 2 "Forrester Christopher OSEI". results.gc2018.com. Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  2. ↑ "Ghanaian weightlifters Forrester Osei and Chris Amoah sure of qualification to Tokyo 2020". GhanaWeb. 5 February 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  3. ↑ "Ghana's Forrester Osei to serve on International Weightlifting Athletes' Commission". News Ghana. 2 September 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  4. ↑ "RESULTS BY EVENTS OLD BW | 2016 SENIOR COMMONWEALTH CHAMPIONSHIPS". IWF.sport. International Weightlifting Federation. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  5. ↑ "Executive Board". IWF.sport. International Weightlifting Federation. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  6. ↑ Oliver, Brian (22 October 2020). ""Shocking" findings of urine substitution in weightlifting to be shared". Inside the Games. Retrieved 11 March 2022.