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Eucharia Iyiazi

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Eucharia Iyiazi
Iyiazi at London 2012 Summer Paralympics
Personal information
Full nameEucharia Njideka Iyiazi
Born19 November 1973 (1973-11-19) (age 50)
Medal record
Women's para-athletics
Representing  Nigeria
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Discus Throw - F57/58
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Shot Put - F57/58
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens Javelin throw F56-58
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Rio de Janeiro Shot Put - F57/58
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Discus Throw - F57
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Shot put - F57
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham Shot put - F57

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]

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]

Iyiazi took a bronze medal in the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London. She threw 27.54 meters to again take the discus bronze at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.[3] She won a bronze medal at 2020 Summer paralympic games.[5][6]

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. [7]

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ a b "F58 Female Shotput 2008". iwasf.com. International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "F58 Female Discus 2008". iwasf.com. International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  5. ^ "Eucharia Iyiazi - Athletics | Paralympic Athlete Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  6. ^ Online, Tribune (11 September 2021). "How Nigeria clinched 4 gold, 1 silver, 4 bronze at Tokyo Paralympics". Tribune Online. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  7. ^ "CWG: Iyiazi wins gold in shot put as Nigeria claims 18th medal". TheCable. 6 August 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.


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