Monday Emoghavwe
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Born | Abraka, Nigeria | 2 April 1963|||||||||||||||||
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Country | Nigeria | |||||||||||||||||
Sport | Powerlifting | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Monday Emoghavwe[a] (born 2 April 1963) is a Nigerian powerlifter. He represented Nigeria at the 1996 Summer Paralympics and at the 2000 Summer Paralympics. He won the gold medal in the Men's 60 kg event at the 1996 Summer Paralympics and he also won the gold medal in the Men's 67.5 kg event at the 2000 Summer Paralympics.[1][2][3] He also won a gold medal during the 1995 All-Africa Games held in Harare, Zimbabwe.[3]
Emoghavwe also serves as president of the Nigeria Paralympic Committee.[3] In 2018, he received the Distinguished Merit Award award by the Nigeria Olympic Committee.[3]
Notes
- ^ Sometimes spelled as Monday Emoghawve in some sources.
References
- ^ "Powerlifting at the Atlanta 1996 Paralympic Games - Men's -60 kg". paralympic.org. Archived from the original on 27 July 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
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Categories:
- Living people
- 1963 births
- Paralympic powerlifters of Nigeria
- Powerlifters at the 1996 Summer Paralympics
- Powerlifters at the 2000 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 1996 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2000 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic gold medalists for Nigeria
- Competitors at the 1995 All-Africa Games
- Paralympic medalists in powerlifting
- Nigerian sportspeople stubs
- African Paralympic medalist stubs