Alphonso Correia
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Alphonso Correia Long |
| Nationality | Guyanese |
| Born | 1927 |
| Died | 2005 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Weightlifting |
Alphonso Correia Long (1927 – 2005) was a Guyanese weightlifter. Correia would compete at the 1948 Summer Olympics, representing British Guiana in weightlifting. He would be one of the first weightlifters for the nation to compete at an Olympic Games.
Correia would compete in the men's featherweight category against 22 other competitors. There, he would finish with a total of 275 kilograms and place 18th in the event.
Biography
Alphonso Correia Long was born in 1927.[1]
British Guiana (now Guyana) would compete at the 1948 Summer Olympics for its first appearance at any edition of the Olympic Games.[2] There, Correia would be part of the delegation and compete in the men's featherweight category for athletes that weighed 60 kilograms or less.[1] Alongside his teammate Orlando Chaves, they would be the first weightlifters to compete at the Olympic Games for Guyana.[3] Correia would compete on 9 August 1948 against 22 other competitors.[4]
His first lift in the event would be the military press. In the lift, Correia would record a weight of 75 kilograms and place equal 20th in the lift.[5] In the snatch, he would record a weight of 85 kilograms and place equal 16th in the lift.[6] The last lift would be the clean and jerk, there, he would record a weight of 115 kilograms and place equal 13th in the lift.[7] Overall, he would finish with a total of 275 kilograms and place 18th. The eventual winner of the event would be Mahmoud Fayad of Egypt with a world record-setting total of 332.5 kilograms.[4]
Long would later die in 2005.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Alphonso Correia Biographical Information". Archived from the original on 31 August 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
- ^ "Guyana Overview". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 24 March 2025. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
- ^ "Guyana in Weightlifting". Archived from the original on 10 November 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
- ^ a b "Featherweight (≤60 kilograms), Men". Archived from the original on 19 February 2025. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
- ^ "Featherweight (≤60 kilograms), Men – Military Press". Archived from the original on 30 June 2025. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
- ^ "Featherweight (≤60 kilograms), Men – Snatch". Archived from the original on 30 June 2025. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
- ^ "Featherweight (≤60 kilograms), Men – Clean & Jerk". Archived from the original on 30 June 2025. Retrieved 30 June 2025.