John Ceniza

John Febuar Ceniza
Personal information
Full nameJohn Febuar Ceniza
CitizenshipFilipino
Born (1998-02-07) 7 February 1998 (age 26)
Cebu City, Philippines
Alma materUniversity of Cebu
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Sport
CountryPhilippines
SportWeightlifting
Weight class61 kg
University teamUniversity of Cebu Webmasters
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Philippines
IWF World Cup
2020 Rome 61 kg
Southeast Asian Games
2019 Philippines 55 kg
2023 Cambodia 61 kg

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.

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 — — — — — DNF —
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

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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