Nkeirouka Ezekh

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Nkeirouka Ezekh
Нкеирука Хилариевна Езех
Ezekh in 2009
Born (1983-10-17) October 17, 1983 (age 40)
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
(now Moscow, Russian Federation)
Team
Curling clubMoskvitch CC,
Moscow, RUS
SkipAnna Sidorova
ThirdAlexandra Raeva
SecondMargarita Fomina
LeadNkeirouka Ezekh
AlternateAlina Kovaleva
Curling career
World Championship
appearances
14 (2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016)
European Championship
appearances
16 (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015)
Medal record
Curling
Representing  Russia
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Saint John
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Sapporo
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Swift Current
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2006 Basel
Gold medal – first place 2012 Karlstad
Gold medal – first place 2015 Esbjerg
Silver medal – second place 2014 Champéry
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Moscow
Winter Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2003 Tarvisio
Silver medal – second place 2007 Torino
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Harbin
European Junior Challenge
Gold medal – first place 2005 Copenhagen

Nkeirouka Khilarievna "Kira" Ezekh (Russian: Нкеирука (Кира) Хилариевна Езех; born October 17, 1983) is a Russian curler.

Career

Ezekh in 2009

At the 2006 Winter Olympics, in Turin, Italy, she was part of Ludmila Privivkova's team. A year later her team won the 2006 European Curling Championships. She also represented Russia in the 2010 Vancouver Olympics as second on Privivkova's team.

Teammates

2014 Sochi Olympic Games

Anna Sidorova, Skip

Margarita Fomina, Third

Alexandra Saitova, Second

Ekaterina Galkina, Lead

Personal life

Her father is of Nigerian Igbo descent, and her mother of Chuvash.[1]

References

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