Daisy Osakue
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| Nationality | Italian | ||||||||
| Born | 16 January 1996 Turin, Italy | ||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | ||||||||
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| Country |  Italy | ||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||
| Event | Discus throw | ||||||||
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| Coached by | Maria Marello (in Italy) Nate Janusey (in USA) | ||||||||
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Daisy Osakue (born 16 January 1996) is an Italian female discus thrower who came 5th at the 2018 European Athletics Championships.[2] In 2018 her personal best of 59.72 m (as of July 2018) is the 39th best measure in the seasonal world lists.[3]
Biography
Osakue was born in Turin to Nigerian parents. She became a naturalized Italian citizen at the age of 18.[4] In 2018, after having established the 4th all-time Italian performance in the discus throw, she obtained the standard FIDAL and EAA and was called by DT Elio Locatelli to represent Italy at the European Championships in Berlin.[5]
On 30 July 2018, in her home town of Moncalieri, an egg was thrown at her from a passing car. Her eye needed to be surgically operated on to remove a shard of the egg's shell. Osakue believed the egging was because of racism.[6] Three young men, including the son of a local Democratic Party councillor, were indicted; one admitted seven cases of egging strangers in the last two months.[7] The case went to trial without an aggravated charge of racial motivation, which was not contested by prosecutors.[8] Many Italian politicians, foreign and domestic news websites, published fake news about the case.[9][10]
Statistics
National records
- Under 23
- Discus throw: 59.72 m (
San Angelo, Texas, 8 April 2018) - current holder[11]
Personal bests
- Discus throw: 61.69 m (
Naples, 11 July 2019)
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Measure | Notes |
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| 2017 | European Team Championships |  Lille
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6th | 57.64 m | |
| 2018 | Mediterranean Games |  Tarragona
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11th | 51.49 m | |
| European Championships |  Berlin
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5th | 59.32 m | ||
| 2019 | Summer Universiade | Naples
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1st | 61.69 m |
See also
- Italian all-time lists - discus throw
- Naturalized athletes of Italy
- Italy at the 2018 European Athletics Championships
References
- ^ "Gruppi Sportivi Fiamme Gialle - Schede atleti Atletica" (in Italian). fiammegialle.org. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ "2018 European Athletics Championships - Discus Throw Women". european-athletics.org. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- ^ "SENIOR OUTDOOR 2018 - DISCUS THROW WOMEN". iaaf.org. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ "Daisy Osakue Biografia" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- ^ "Azzurri a Berlino: c'è anche Stecchi" (in Italian). fidal.it. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
- ^ "Daisy Osakue aggredita: "Volevano colpire ragazza di colore". Salvini: "Nessuna emergenza razzismo"" [Daisy Osakue attacked: "They wanted to hurt a girl of colour". Salvini: "No racism emergency"]. Corriere della Sera (in Italian). 30 July 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
La 22enne racconta: «Non mi piace usare la parola razzismo ma questa volta penso sia così. Pensavano fossi una prostituta». [The 22-year-old explains: "I don't like using the word racism but this time I think it was. They thought I was a prostitute".
- ^ Massenzio, Massimo (2 August 2018). "Caso Daisy Osakue, identificati i lanciatori di uova. Uno è figlio di un consigliere Pd" [Daisy Osakue case, egg throwers identified. One is the son of a Democratic Party councillor]. Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 20 November 2020.
- ^ Massenzio, Massimo (1 August 2018). "Daisy, l'indagine prosegue senza «odio razziale»" [Daisy, the investigation continues without "racial hatred"]. Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 20 November 2020.
- ^ Amorosi, Antonio (4 August 2018). "La fake su Daisy Osakue. Ecco chi l'ha alimentata.Anche sui giornali esteri." [Fake news on Daisy Osakue. Here's who has fed it. Also in foreign newspapers..] (in Italian). Affari Italiani. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
- ^ Mej, Ivo (4 August 2018). "Daisy Osakue, cosa ci dice la sua vicenda sulla verità. E sulla sua rappresentazione" [Daisy Osakue, what her story tells us about the truth. And about its representation]. Il Fatto Quotidiano (in Italian). Retrieved 20 November 2020.
- ^ "Primati e migliori prestazioni italiane (aggiornati al 13-7-2018)" (PDF) (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ She throwed a better measure, 58.73 m in qualification round.
External links
- Daisy Osakue at World Athletics
- Daisy Osakue at the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
- Daisy Osakue at Olympedia
- Daisy Osakue at the Italian National Olympic Committee (in Italian)
World University Games champions in women's discus throw | |
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- 1996 births
- Living people
- Italian female discus throwers
- Italian people of Nigerian descent
- Sportspeople from Turin
- Universiade gold medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Universiade gold medalists for Italy
- Athletics competitors of Fiamme Azzurre
- Athletics competitors of Fiamme Gialle
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Mediterranean Games
- Medalists at the 2019 Summer Universiade
- Mediterranean Games competitors for Italy