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Ebikewenimo Welson

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Ebikewenimo Welson
Sport
CountryNigeria
SportAmateur wrestling
EventFreestyle
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Nigeria
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2010 New Delhi 55 kg
Silver medal – second place 2014 Glasgow 57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Gold Coast 57 kg
African Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Rabat 57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Brazzaville 57 kg
African Wrestling Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Tunis 57 kg
Silver medal – second place 2016 Alexandria 57 kg
Silver medal – second place 2018 Port Harcourt 57 kg

Ebikewenimo Welson is a Nigerian freestyle wrestler. He won three medals at the Commonwealth Games: in 2010 he won the silver medal in the men's 55 kg event and he repeated this in 2014 with the silver medal in the men's 57 kg event. In 2018 he won one of the bronze medals in the men's 57 kg event.

He represented Nigeria at the 2019 African Games held in Rabat, Morocco and he won the silver medal in the men's 57 kg event.

He won the gold medal in the men's 57 kg event at the 2014 African Wrestling Championships and the silver medal in that event at the 2016 African Wrestling Championships. At the 2018 African Wrestling Championships he also won the silver medal in the men's 57 kg event.[1] He was unable to compete at the 2019 African Wrestling Championships due to injury.[2]

References

  1. ^ Pavitt, Michael (10 February 2018). "Senegalese clinches eighth gold at African Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 17 January 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ Etchells, Daniel (31 March 2019). "Tunisia claim freestyle team title at African Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 17 January 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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