Kanah Andrews-Nahu

Kanah Shenelle Andrews-Nahu (born 18 January 2001) is a New Zealand weightlifter. She won the bronze medal in the girls' +63kg event at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics held in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Career

At the 2019 Junior World Weightlifting Championships held in Suva, Fiji, she won the gold medal in the women's 76kg Snatch event and the bronze medal in the women's 76kg event. As a result, she became the first weightlifter from New Zealand to win a gold medal at this event. A month later, at the 2019 Pacific Games held in Apia, Samoa, she won the gold medal in the women's 76kg event.

She represented New Zealand at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. She finished in 13th place in the women's 87kg event.

Achievements

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank 1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank Summer Olympics 2021 Tokyo, Japan 87 kg 94 98 100 105 112 120 206 13