Babalwa Ndleleni (born (1979-03-14)14 March 1979) is a South African female weightlifter, competing in the 75 kg category and representing South Africa at international competitions. She competed at world championships, most recently at the 2007 World Weightlifting Championships.[1]

Babalwa Ndleleni
Personal information
Full nameBabalwa Ndleleni
Born (1979-03-14) 14 March 1979 (age 45)
Weight74.39 kg (164.0 lb)
Sport
Country South Africa
SportWeightlifting
Weight class75 kg
TeamNational team
Updated on 8 September 2016.

In 2006 she became South African Sportswoman of the Year.

Major results edit

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Result Rank 1 2 3 Result Rank
World Championships
2007   Chiang Mai, Thailand 75 kg 82 87 90 87 24 107 112 112 107 25 194 24
African Championships
2010   Yaoundé, Cameroon 75 kg 83 83 83 107 113 118 113  
2009   Kampala, Uganda 75 kg 80   115   195  
2008   Strand, South Africa 75 kg 83 90 91 83   110 115 120 120   203  
Commonwealth Championships
2009   Penang, Malaysia 75 kg 83   112   195  
Commonwealth Games
2010   Delhi, India 75 kg 83 83 88 83 11 108 113 117 113 7 196 10
2006   Melbourne, Australia 75 kg 75 78 78 78 3 95 100 104 104 3 182  [2]
African Games
2007   Algiers, Algeria 75 kg 82 87 89 87 4 105 110 110 110 4 197 4[3]

Personal life edit

After her retirement, she worked in a call center, later has an admin job.[4]

Sporting positions
Preceded by South African Sportswoman of the Year
2006
Succeeded by

References edit

  1. ^ "2007 Weightlifting World Championships - Babalwa Ndleleni". iwf.net. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  2. ^ "Women's 75 kg - Result". www.melbourne2006.com.au. Archived from the original on 10 October 2006.
  3. ^ "2007 All Africa Games Results" (PDF). www.commonwealthweightlifting.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 February 2017.
  4. ^ Cheryl Robert (15 July 2014). "SA quick to forget its woman sports stars". Cape Argus. Retrieved 19 November 2018.