Oliver Orok

{{Short description|Nigerian weightlifter (born 1963)}}

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| height = 172 cm

| weight = 100 kg

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| sport = Weightlifting

| weight_class = 100 kg

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{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}

{{MedalGold| 1984 | 100 kg (snatch)}}

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Oliver Orok (born {{birth date|1963|07|03|df=y}}) is a Nigerian male former weightlifter, who competed in the 100 kg category and represented Nigeria at international competitions. He won the gold medal in the snatch at the 1984 World Weightlifting Championships lifting 172.5 kg. He participated at the 1984 Summer Olympics in the 100 kg event.{{cite web|title=Weightlifting World Championships Seniors Statistics - 2007 World Championships - Oliver Orok|pages=102–125|url=http://www.iwf.net/doc/statistics/WORLD_CHAMP_SENIOR_001_146.PDF|publisher=iwf.net|accessdate=23 June 2016}}

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