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'''Otonye Iworima''' (born 13 April 1976) is a [[Nigeria]]n [[triple jump]]er.She attended Queens College Lagos for her secondary education and University of Nsukka where she bagged a second class upper in Applied Art .She also attended International Academy of Sport Science & Technology in Lausanne Switzerland. |
'''Otonye Iworima''' (born 13 April 1976) is a [[Nigeria]]n [[triple jump]]er.She attended Queens [[Queen's College, Lagos|College]] Lagos for her secondary education and University of [[University of Nigeria Nsukka|Nsukka]] where she bagged a second class upper in Applied Art .She also attended International Academy of Sport Science & Technology in Lausanne [[International Academy of Sport Science and Technology|Switzerland]]. |
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In 2006, she finished second at the [[Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]] and third at the [[2006 African Championships in Athletics|African Championships]]. For these achievements the Athletics Federation of Nigeria chose her as the Nigerian Female Athlete of the Year.<ref>{{cite news |first=Elshadai |last=Negash |title=Fasuba, Otonye are Nigerian athletes of the year |url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/Kind=131072/newsId=37032.html |publisher=IAAF |date=10 December 2006 |access-date=2006-12-15 }}</ref> In 2007, she won another bronze medal, at the [[Athletics at the 2007 All-Africa Games|All-Africa Games]]. |
In 2006, she finished second at the [[Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]] and third at the [[2006 African Championships in Athletics|African Championships]]. For these achievements the Athletics Federation of Nigeria chose her as the Nigerian Female Athlete of the Year.<ref>{{cite news |first=Elshadai |last=Negash |title=Fasuba, Otonye are Nigerian athletes of the year |url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/Kind=131072/newsId=37032.html |publisher=IAAF |date=10 December 2006 |access-date=2006-12-15 }}</ref> In 2007, she won another bronze medal, at the [[Athletics at the 2007 All-Africa Games|All-Africa Games]]. |
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Otonye Iworima (born 13 April 1976) is a Nigerian triple jumper.She attended Queens College Lagos for her secondary education and University of Nsukka where she bagged a second class upper in Applied Art .She also attended International Academy of Sport Science & 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 chose her as the Nigerian Female Athlete of the Year.[1] In 2007, she won another bronze medal, at the All-Africa Games.
Achievements
| 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
- ^ Negash, Elshadai (10 December 2006). "Fasuba, Otonye are Nigerian athletes of the year". IAAF. Retrieved 15 December 2006.
External links
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- 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
- Nigerian athletics biography stubs