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Otonye Iworima
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Born	13 April 1976 (age 48); Nigeria
Occupation(s)	Triple and long jump athlete
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Nigeria
All-Africa Games

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Otonye Iworima (born 13 April 1976) is a Nigerian long jumper and triple jumper. She 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 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
2006	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)
2008	African Championships	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	6th	Triple jump	13.38 m
2010	African Championships	Nairobi, Kenya	3rd	Triple jump	13.65 m
2010	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

2006 Commonwealth Games bio

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

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+'''Otonye Iworima''' (born 13 April 1976) is a Nigerian [[Long jump|long jumper]] and [[triple jump]]er. She attended [[Queen's College, Lagos|Queens College Lagos]] for her secondary education and the [[University of Nigeria|University of Nsukka]] for her undergraduate studies, where she gained a degree in [[Applied arts|Applied Art]]. She also attended the [[AISTS|International Academy of Sport Science and Technology]] in [[Lausanne|Lausanne, 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 |coauthors= |title=Fasuba, Otonye are Nigerian athletes of the year |url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/Kind=131072/newsId=37032.html |work= |publisher=IAAF |date=10 December 2006 |accessdate=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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