Daisy Osakue

Daisy Osakue
Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	16 January 1996 (age 28); Turin, Italy
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event	Discus throw
Club	Sisport SSD; Fiamme Gialle;
Coached by	Maria Marello (in Italy); Nate Janusey (in USA)
Achievements and titles
Personal best	Discus throw: 61.69 m (2019);
Medal record
Universiade

Daisy Osakue (born 16 January 1996) is an Italian female discus thrower that was 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 July 30, 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. At first the egging was thought to be a case of racism,^[6]^[7] the Italian police later stated that this was the last of three eggings within a few days, each with different targets. A pensioner reported the egging of his house at night, between July 14 and 15. On July 25, before midnight, three women were hit on the arm by eggs from a passing car while leaving a restaurant in the same area of Turin.^[8]^[9]

Statistics

National records

Under 23

Discus throw: 59.72 m ( San Angelo, Texas, 8 April 2018) - current holder^[10]

Personal bests

Discus throw: 61.69 m ( Naples, 11 July 2019)

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Measure
2017	European Team Championships	Lille	6th	57.64 m
2018	Mediterranean Games	Tarragona	11th	51.49 m
2018	European Championships	Berlin	5th	59.32 m
2019	Summer Universiade	Naples	1st	61.69 m

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"" (in Italian). corriere.it. 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».
^ "Ethnic African Athlete Latest Injured in Italy Racism Cases". nytimes.com. 30 July 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
^ "Daisy Osakue, campionessa azzurra di origine nigeriana, ferita in sospetto atto di razzismo". repubblica.it (in Italian). GEDI Gruppo Editoriale S.p.A. 30 July 2018. Archived from the original on 30 July 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2018. I carabinieri non credono al movente razziale perché è il terzo episodio negli ultimi giorni e con bersagli sempre diversi
^ "Il papà di Daisy minaccia: "Noi via dall'Italia" Ma ora spuntano due arresti e una condanna". ilgiornale.it (in Italian). 3 August 2018. Archived from the original on 3 August 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
^ "Primati e migliori prestazioni italiane (aggiornati al 13-7-2018)" (PDF) (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 31 July 2018. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
^ 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)

[1] "Gruppi Sportivi Fiamme Gialle - Schede atleti Atletica" (in Italian). fiammegialle.org. Retrieved 16 May 2020.

[2] "2018 European Athletics Championships - Discus Throw Women". european-athletics.org. Retrieved 18 August 2018.

[3] "SENIOR OUTDOOR 2018 - DISCUS THROW WOMEN". iaaf.org. Retrieved 31 July 2018.

[4] "Daisy Osakue Biografia" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 30 July 2018.

[5] "Azzurri a Berlino: c'è anche Stecchi" (in Italian). fidal.it. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2018.

[6] "Daisy Osakue aggredita: "Volevano colpire ragazza di colore". Salvini: "Nessuna emergenza razzismo"" (in Italian). corriere.it. 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».

[7] "Ethnic African Athlete Latest Injured in Italy Racism Cases". nytimes.com. 30 July 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2018.

[8] "Daisy Osakue, campionessa azzurra di origine nigeriana, ferita in sospetto atto di razzismo". repubblica.it (in Italian). GEDI Gruppo Editoriale S.p.A. 30 July 2018. Archived from the original on 30 July 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2018. I carabinieri non credono al movente razziale perché è il terzo episodio negli ultimi giorni e con bersagli sempre diversi

[9] "Il papà di Daisy minaccia: "Noi via dall'Italia" Ma ora spuntano due arresti e una condanna". ilgiornale.it (in Italian). 3 August 2018. Archived from the original on 3 August 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.

[10] "Primati e migliori prestazioni italiane (aggiornati al 13-7-2018)" (PDF) (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 31 July 2018. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)

[11] She throwed a better measure, 58.73 m in qualification round.

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