Eucharia Njideka Iyiazi (born 19 November 1973)[1][2] is a Paralympianathlete from Nigeria competing mainly in category F57/58 shot put and discus throw events. She has competed at four paralympics taking two gold, a silver and two bronze medals.[3]
Iyiazi competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. There, she won a gold medal in both the women's shot put F57/F58 event and the women's discus throw F57/F58 event.[3] At the Beijing Paralympics, Iyiazzi set the world and Paralympic record for the F58 class in shot put[2] and discus.[4]
She won a gold medal in the women's F55-57 shot put at the 2022 Commonwealth Games (CWG) in Birmingham on 6 August 2022 with a throw of 10.03meters. It was Nigeria's eighth gold medal at the 2022 CWG. She had formerly won a bronze medal at Tokyo Olympic games.[5]
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^(PDF). jobosport.nl. 5 September 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 December 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
eucharia, iyiazi, eucharia, njideka, iyiazi, born, november, 1973, paralympian, athlete, from, nigeria, competing, mainly, category, shot, discus, throw, events, competed, four, paralympics, taking, gold, silver, bronze, medals, iyiazi, london, 2012, summer, p. Eucharia Njideka Iyiazi born 19 November 1973 1 2 is a Paralympian athlete from Nigeria competing mainly in category F57 58 shot put and discus throw events She has competed at four paralympics taking two gold a silver and two bronze medals 3 Eucharia IyiaziIyiazi at London 2012 Summer ParalympicsPersonal informationFull nameEucharia Njideka IyiaziBorn19 November 1973 1973 11 19 age 49 Medal record Women s para athleticsRepresenting NigeriaParalympic Games2008 Beijing Discus Throw F57 582008 Beijing Shot Put F57 582004 Athens Javelin throw F56 582012 Rio de Janeiro Discus Throw F572016 Rio de Janeiro Discus Throw F572020 Tokyo Shot put F57Iyiazi competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing China There she won a gold medal in both the women s shot put F57 F58 event and the women s discus throw F57 F58 event 3 At the Beijing Paralympics Iyiazzi set the world and Paralympic record for the F58 class in shot put 2 and discus 4 Iyiazi took a bronze medal in the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London and then threw 27 54m to again take the discus bronze at the 2016 Summer Paralympics 3 She won a gold medal in the women s F55 57 shot put at the 2022 Commonwealth Games CWG in Birmingham on 6 August 2022 with a throw of 10 03meters It was Nigeria s eighth gold medal at the 2022 CWG She had formerly won a bronze medal at Tokyo Olympic games 5 References Edit Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games Official results book Athletics PDF jobosport nl 5 September 2008 Archived from the original PDF on 29 December 2019 Retrieved 28 December 2018 a b F58 Female Shotput 2008 iwasf com International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation Retrieved 25 September 2017 a b c Yemi Olus 15 September 2016 Resilient Eucharia Iyiazi wins Nigeria s 12th medal at Rio Paralympic Games MakingOfChamps com Archived from the original on 23 September 2016 Retrieved 22 September 2016 F58 Female Discus 2008 iwasf com International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation Retrieved 25 September 2017 CWG Iyiazi wins gold in shot put as Nigeria claims 18th medal TheCable 6 August 2022 Retrieved 6 August 2022 External links EditEucharia Iyiazi at the International Paralympic CommitteeEucharia Iyiazi at IPC InfostradaSports com This biographical article relating to Nigerian athletics is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article about a Paralympic medalist of Nigeria is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Eucharia Iyiazi amp oldid 1128684294, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
