Solfrid Koanda

Solfrid Koanda (born 13 November 1998) is a Norwegian weightlifter. She won the bronze medal in the women's 87 kg event at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[1][2]

Solfrid Koanda
Personal information
Born (1998-11-13) 13 November 1998
Finland
Sport
CountryNorway
SportWeightlifting
Medal record
Women's weightlifting
Representing  Norway
World Championships
2021 Tashkent 87 kg

Career

In April 2021, Koanda won bronze in the clean and jerk during the European Weightlifting Championships, with a new Nordic record of 135 kg.[3]

Koanda has been strength training in the gym since she was 15 years old. She trained crossfit at the age of 18 and started weightlifting at age 21. Her development was sensational and in February 2021 she qualified for the European Championships and set the Norwegian record 96 kg in clean and jerk and 125 kg in snatch in a competition in Lillesand.[4]

At the 2021 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships in Rovaniemi, Finland, she won the gold medal in her event.[5]

Personal life

Koanda is 1 meter and 66 centimeters tall and works as an electrician.[4]

She lives in Arendal, Norway and represents Kvadraturen Weightlifting Club.

Achievements
Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
World Championships
2021 Tashkent, Uzbekistan87 kg981031077135141142244
European Championships
2021 Moscow, Russia87 kg9510010481251301352355

References
  1. Oliver, Brian (16 December 2021). "Home fans celebrate as Djuraev adds weightlifting world title to Olympic gold". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 16 December 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "2021 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  3. "Overrasket med EM-bronse i vektløfting". Fædrelandsvennen. 10 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  4. "Solfrid (22) er historisk sørlending". Aftenposten. 15 February 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  5. "2021 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). European Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 October 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.


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