Otonye Iworima

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Otonye Iworima
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African and Commonwealth medalist in triple and long jump.
Born13 April 1976
NationalityNigerian
OccupationAthlete
Known forAfrican and Commonwealth Triple and Long Jump Medallist

Otonye Iworima
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Nigeria
All-Africa Games
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Maputo Triple jump

Otonye Iworima (born 13 April 1976) is a Nigerian long and 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
Representing  Nigeria
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

  1. ^ Negash, Elshadai (10 December 2006). "Fasuba, Otonye are Nigerian athletes of the year". IAAF. Retrieved 15 December 2006.

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