Solfrid Koanda

Solfrid Eila Amena Koanda (born 13 November 1998) is a Norwegian weightlifter. She won the gold medal in the women's 87kg event at the 2022 World Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia. She is also a three-time gold medalist at the European Weightlifting Championships.

In 2021, she won the bronze medal in the women's 87kg event at the World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

Career
In April 2021, Koanda won bronze in the clean and jerk during the European Weightlifting Championships, with a new Nordic record of 135 kg.

Koanda has been strength training in the gym since she was 15 years old. She trained crossfit at the age of 18 and started weightlifting at age 21. Her development was sensational and in February 2021 she qualified for the European Championships and set the Norwegian record 96 kg in the snatch and 125 kg in clean and jerk in a competition in Lillesand.

At the 2021 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships in Rovaniemi, Finland, she won the gold medal in her event.

She won the gold medal in her event at the 2022 European Weightlifting Championships held in Tirana, Albania. She also won the gold medal in her event at the 2023 European Weightlifting Championships held in Yerevan, Armenia.

Personal life
Koanda was born in Finland to a Finnish mother and an Ivorian father. When she was nine years old, the family moved to Grimstad, Norway. She lived in foster care from age 15 to 18. During this time she started Crossfit.

Koanda is 1.66 meter tall and works as an electrician.

She lives in Arendal, Norway, and represents Kvadraturen Weightlifting Club.