Otonye Iworima
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Nigerian triple jumper (born 1976)
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| Born | 13 April 1976 (1976年04月13日) (age 48) Nigeria | ||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Triple and long jump athlete | ||||||||||||
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| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||
Medal record
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Otonye Iworima was born on April, 13 1976. She is a Nigerian long jumper and triple jumper. Iworima attended Queens College Lagos for her secondary education and the University of Nsukka for her undergraduate studies where she gained a degree in Applied Art. She also attended the International Academy of Sport Science and Technology in Lausanne, Switzerland.
In 2006, she finished second at the Commonwealth Games and third at the African Championships. For these achievements the Athletics Federation of Nigeria awarded her as the Nigerian Female Athlete of the Year.[1] In 2007, Iworima won another bronze medal, at the All-Africa Games.
Achievements
[edit ]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 2006 | Commonwealth Games | Melbourne, Australia | 2nd | Triple jump | 13.53 m |
| African Championships | Bambous, Mauritius | 3rd | Triple jump | 13.88 m (w) | |
| 2007 | All-Africa Games | Algiers, Algeria | 3rd | Triple jump | 13.83 m |
| 2008 | African Championships | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 11th | Long jump | 5.83 m (w) |
| 6th | Triple jump | 13.38 m | |||
| 2010 | African Championships | Nairobi, Kenya | 3rd | Triple jump | 13.65 m |
| Commonwealth Games | Delhi, India | 9th | Triple jump | 13.21 m | |
| 2011 | All-Africa Games | Maputo, Mozambique | 3rd | Triple jump | 13.53 m |
References
[edit ]- ^ Negash, Elshadai (10 December 2006). "Fasuba, Otonye are Nigerian athletes of the year". IAAF. Retrieved 15 December 2006.
External links
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Categories:
- 1976 births
- Living people
- Nigerian female triple jumpers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Nigeria
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- African Games bronze medalists for Nigeria
- African Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 All-Africa Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2011 All-Africa Games
- 20th-century Nigerian women
- 21st-century Nigerian sportswomen
- Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- Nigerian athletics biography stubs