Franca Gbodo

{{short description|Nigerian weightlifter}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}

{{Use Nigerian English|date=August 2019}}

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| fullname = Franca Pamiendi Gbodo

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| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1982}}

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| height = 155 cm

| weight = {{convert|56.72|kg|lb|abbr=on}}

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| sport = Weightlifting

| weight_class = 58 kg

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Franca Pamiendi Gbodo (born 1982) was a Nigerian female weightlifter, competing in the 58 kg category and representing Nigeria at international competitions.

She participated at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the 53 kg event,{{Cite web|url=http://www.todor66.com/olim/2000/Weightlifting/Women_under_53kg.html|title = Women under 53kg Weightlifting XXVII Olympic Games 2000 Sydney, Australia}} and at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the 58 kg event.{{Cite web|url=http://www.todor66.com/olim/2004/Weightlifting/Women_under_58kg.html|title = Women under 58kg Weightlifting XXVIII Olympic Games 2004 Athens, Greece}}

She competed at world championships, most recently at the 2003 World Weightlifting Championships.{{cite web|title=2003 Weightlifting World Championships - Franca Pamiendi Gbodo|url=http://www.iwf.net/results/results-by-events/?event=94|publisher=iwf.net|access-date=23 June 2016}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.todor66.com/weightlifting/World/2003/Women_under_58kg.html|title=Women under 58kg Weightlifting XVI World Championship 2003 Vancouver (CAN)}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/sports/2003/oct/28aaglift.htm|title=Nigeria, China lifters shine}}