John Ceniza

John Febuar Ceniza (born 7 February 1998) is a Filipino weightlifter. He represented the Philippines at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

Career

Ceniza is a silver medalist in the men's 55kg category event of the 2019 Southeast Asian Games.

At the Roma 2020 Weightlifting World Cup, he won a bronze medal in the men's 61 kg category.

Ceniza gathered enough Olympic ranking points to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. Ceniza failed to record any lift in the Snatch in the men's 61 kg category event. He made three attempts at 125 kg. He was still recovering from a shoulder injury at the time.

In October 2025, Ceniza was imposed a two-year ban by the International Weightlifting Federation for failure to report his whearabouts within a 12-month period as part of anti-doping regulations.

Achievements Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank 1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank Summer Olympics 2024 Paris, France 61 kg 125 125 125 — — — — World Championships 2019 Pattaya, Thailand 55 kg 110 115 117 7 145 148 148 5 262 6 2021 Tashkent, Uzbekistan 61 kg 115 118 118 14 145 148 150 7 265 8 2022 Bogotá, Colombia 61 kg 119 122 125 11 155 160 161 10 280 10 2023 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 61 kg 128 131 133 8 165 165 170 5 296 5 IWF World Cup 2019 Fuzhou, China 61 kg 110 115 118 4 140 145 150 4 265 4 2020 Rome, Italy 61 kg 110 115 117 4 144 149 152 4 269 2024 Phuket, Thailand 61 kg 130 132 134 4 163 166 168 4 300 4 Asian Games 2023 Hangzhou, China 61 kg 128 131 134 163 163 167 297 4 Asian Championships 2019 Ningbo, China 55 kg 105 108 108 4 129 129 132 5 234 5 2021 Tashkent, Uzbekistan 61 kg 105 110 115 8 135 143 143 10 245 8 2023 Jinju, South Korea 61 kg 125 128 131 5 160 165 168 4 293 5