John Ceniza

Filipino weightlifter (born 1998)
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Philippines
IWF World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Rome 61 kg
Southeast Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Philippines 55 kg
Silver medal – second place 2023 Cambodia 61 kg

John Febuar Ceniza[2] (born 7 February 1998) is a Filipino weightlifter.[3] 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.[4]

At the Roma 2020 Weightlifting World Cup, he won a bronze medal in the men's 61 kg category.[5][6]

Ceniza gathered enough Olympic ranking points to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[7] Ceniza failed to record any lift in the Snatch in the men's 61 kg category event. He made three attempts at 125 kg.[8] He was still recovering from a shoulder injury at the time.[9]

Achievements

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

References

  1. ^ Rosal, Glendale (3 April 2024). "Ceniza is 3rd Cebuano weightlifter in history to qualify for the Olympics". Cebu Daily Inquirer. Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  2. ^ "John Ceniza falls short of world championships podium finish". Rappler. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  3. ^ Rosal, Glendale (14 April 2021). "3 Cebuano weightlifters to compete in Asian Weightlifting Championships". Cebu Daily News. Philippine Daily Inquirer. CDN Digital. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  4. ^ Giongco, Mark (1 December 2019). "SEA Games: PH weightlifter John Ceniza cops silver medal". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  5. ^ Navarro, June (28 January 2020). "John Ceniza boosts Tokyo hopes with bronze in Weightlifting World Cup". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  6. ^ "2020 Roma World Cup" (PDF). Federazione Italiana Pesistica. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 May 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  7. ^ Satumbaga-Villar, Kristel (3 April 2024). "Weightlifter John Febuar Ceniza upbeat for Paris Olympics stint". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  8. ^ Ochoa, Francis (7 August 2024). "John Ceniza suffers early exit in Paris Olympics weightlifting". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  9. ^ Fuertes, Rommel Jr. (8 August 2024). "John Ceniza says he fought through injury in Paris Olympics exit". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
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