Ifeoma Iheanacho
Ifeoma Iheanacho (born January 2, 1988 , according to another source May 18, 1988 ) is a Nigerian wrestler . She won a bronze medal in the weight class up to 67 kg at the World Championships in 2009 and 2010 .
Career
Ifeoma Iheanacho comes from the Nigerian Imo State . She started wrestling in 2004 and has been coached by former Canadian world champion Daniel Igali from Nigeria since 2006 . It is 1.69 meters tall and starts in the weight class up to 67 kg body weight. Her ability to perform is sometimes severely restricted by the malaria she suffers from. It is all the more remarkable that she was able to celebrate great successes at various international championships and is also able to defeat strong wrestlers from Europe and the United States.
In 2008 she became African champion in Tunis, ahead of Josiane Patricia Soloniaine from Madagascar and Sani Chortani from Tunisia . At the 2009 World Championships in Herning / Denmark she defeated Karine Shadojan from Armenia and Kim Ji-Eun from South Korea . In the semifinals she had to admit defeat to the later silver medalist Julija Bartnowskaja from Russia with 1: 2 rounds and 6: 8 points. In the battle for a world championship bronze medal , she then defeated Adeline Gray from the United States.
In 2010 she managed to repeat this success at the World Cup in Moscow . She even defeated the local hero Aljona Kartaschowa . Against Maria Selmaier from Germany , she celebrated a superior win on points. Against Martine Dugrenier from Canada , who later became world champion, she lost in the semifinals and in the battle for the bronze medal she defeated Mami Shinkai from Japan , the runner-up world champion in 2008. In the same year she was also behind Anita from India and at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi Megan Buydens from Canada took 3rd place.
In 2012, Ifeoma Iheanacho became African champion for the second time in Marrakech ahead of Wafa Cherni from Tunisia. She did not start at the Olympic Games in London.
In 2013 she took part again in the African Championship, which took place in N'Djamena. But she could not defend her title from 2012 and took 3rd place behind Enass Mustafa from Egypt and Anta Sambou from Senegal. In December 2013 she won the Commonwealth Championship in Johannesburg. In the weight class up to 67 kg she relegated Anita from India, Manju Tomar from India and Sarah Jones from Scotland to the places.
In March 2014 Ifeoma Iheanacho took part in an international championship for the last time. She started at the African Championships in Tunis in the weight class up to 69 kg and came third behind Enass Mustafa and Angela Tomo from Cameroon.
International success
| year | space | competition | Weight class | Results |
| 2008 | 1. | Africa Championship in Tunis | up to 67 kg | before Josiane Patricia Soloniaine, Madagascar and Sani Chortani, Tunisia |
| 2009 | 3. | World Cup in Herning / Denmark | up to 67 kg | after victories over Karine Shadojan, Armenia and Kim Ji-Eun, South Korea , a defeat against Julija Bartnowskaja , Russia and a victory over Adeline Gray , USA |
| 2010 | 3. | World Cup in Moscow | up to 67 kg | after victories over Aljona Kartaschowa , Russia and Maria Selmaier, Germany , a defeat against Martine Dugrenier , Canada and a victory over Mami Shinkai , Japan |
| 2010 | 3. | Commonwealth Games in Delhi | up to 67 kg | behind Anita, India and Megan Buydens , Canada |
| 2012 | 1. | Africa Championship in Marrakech | up to 67 kg | in front of Wafa Cherni, Tunisia, Irene Ngadi Edouka, Cameroon and Nadia Antar Yassin Ahmed, Egypt |
| 2012 | 3. | Hari Ram Grand Prix in New Delhi | up to 67 kg | behind Oksana Waschtschuk, Ukraine and Erin Clodgo, USA |
| 2013 | 3. | Africa Championship in N'Djamena | up to 67 kg | behind Enass Mustafa, Egypt and Anta Sambou, Senegal |
| 2013 | 1. | Commonwealth Championship in Johannesburg | up to 67 kg | before Anita and Manju Tomar, both India and Sarah Jones, Scotland |
| 2014 | 3. | Africa Championship in Tunis | up to 69 kg | behind Enass Mustafa and Angela Tomo, Cameroon |
- Explanations
- all free style competitions
- WM = World Championship
literature
- Trade journal Der Ringer
Web links
- Profile of Ifeoma Iheanacho at the Institute for Applied Training Science
- Fight vin Ifeoma Iheanacho (red) against Martine Dugrenier at the 2010 World Championship
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Iheanacho, Ifeoma |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Nigerian wrestler |
| DATE OF BIRTH | uncertain: January 2, 1988 or May 18, 1988 |