{{Short description|Nigerian weightlifter (born 1970)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2023}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Balkisu Musa | national_team = Nigeria | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1970|01|01}} <!-- Sport --> | country = | sport = Weightlifting <!-- Achievements and titles --> | worlds = | regionals = | nationals = | olympics = | paralympics = | commonwealth = | highestranking = | pb = <!-- Medal record --> | show-medals = | medaltemplates = {{MedalGold|1999 All-Africa Games|}}<br />{{MedalGold|1999 All-Africa Games|}}<br />{{MedalGold|1999 All-Africa Games|}}<br />{{MedalBronze|1999 World Weightlifting Championships|+75 kg}} | medaltemplates-title = | module3 = }} '''Balkisu Musa''' (born 1 January 1970) is a Nigerian weightlifter. She won a bronze medal at the 1999 World Weightlifting Championships in the +75 kg category.
== Career == Musa came fourth in the 1997 World Weightlifting Championships in the Women's +83 kg category.<ref name="IWF-pdf">{{cite web |title=World Championships Senior |url=https://www.iwf.net/doc/statistics/WORLD_CHAMP_SENIOR_001_146.PDF |website=IWF |accessdate=2 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190511190540/https://www.iwf.net/doc/statistics/WORLD_CHAMP_SENIOR_001_146.PDF |archive-date=11 May 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> She won three gold medals at the 1999 All-Africa Games in South Africa.<ref name="TheAge">{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/123540785/ |accessdate=2 May 2020 |title=Weightlifting |work=The Age |date=21 June 2000 |page=55 |language=en}}</ref> At the 1999 World Weightlifting Championships Musa lifted 252.5 kg (total), winning the bronze medal in the +75 kg category.<ref name="IWF">{{cite web |title=Athletes |url=https://www.iwf.net/new_bw/athletes_newbw/?athlete=musa-balkisu-1970-01-01&id=4758 |website=International Weightlifting Federation |accessdate=2 May 2020}}</ref> When female weightlifting was included in the Olympics for the first time at the 2000 Summer Olympics, Musa was disqualified for taking steroids. She was banned for two years in total.<ref name="TBT">{{cite news |title=Little League World Series announces plan to expand |url=https://www.tampabay.com/archive/2000/06/21/little-league-world-series-announces-plan-to-expand/ |accessdate=2 May 2020 |work=Tampa Bay Times |date=27 September 2005 |language=en}}</ref> At the 2003 World Weightlifting Championships, Musa was ranked 23rd in the +75 kg category, lifting a total of 215 kg.<ref name="IWF" />
In 2017, six Nigerian weightlifters trained by Musa participated in the African Junior Weightlifting Championship.<ref name="ACL">{{cite web |last1=Kuti |first1=Dare |title=Weightlifting: Six Nigerians hit Uganda for Africa Youth/Junior Championships |url=https://www.aclsports.com/5705-2/ |website=ACLSports |accessdate=2 May 2020 |date=9 October 2017}}</ref>
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Category:1970 births Category:Living people Category:Nigerian female weightlifters Category:World Weightlifting Championships medalists Category:African Games gold medalists for Nigeria Category:African Games gold medalists in weightlifting Category:Medalists at the 1999 All-Africa Games Category:20th-century Nigerian women Category:21st-century Nigerian women