Ndidi Nwosu

Ndidi Nwosu
Personal information
Born(1979-06-06)6 June 1979
Orlu, Nigeria
Died1 March 2020(2020-03-01) (aged 40)[1][2]
Owerri, Nigeria
Sport
Country Nigeria
SportParalympic powerlifting
Medal record
Women's powerlifting
Representing  Nigeria
African Games
Gold medal – first place2015 Brazzaville-67 & -73 kg
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place2016 Rio de Janeiro73 kg
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place2018 Gold CoastHeavyweight

Ndidi Nwosu Listenⓘ (6 June 1979 – 1 March 2020) was a Nigerian powerlifter who had an upset victory at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.[3] She lifted 140 kilograms.[4] Ndidi became a professional powerlifter in 2008. She won gold in the Rio Paralympic Games in 2016. She also won gold in the 2018 Commonwealth Games which took place in Australia. she sustained an injury in the 2018 Commonwealth Games. The injury affected her spine and led to her having different surgeries in Owerri, Imo State Nigeria. After these surgeries, she was never the same again and could not participate in subsequent competitions.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Nigerian powerlifting great Ndidi Nwosu to be buried on April 17". pulse.ng.
  2. ↑ "Nigeria's Female Paralympic Gold Medalist Ndidi Nwosu Is Dead". brila.net. 1 April 2020. Archived from the original on 6 April 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  3. ↑ "Powerlifting's top quotes from Rio 2016". Paralympic.org. 15 September 2016. Archived from the original on 18 September 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  4. ↑ "Again, Nigeria's paralympians floor olympians". Nigeria Today. 18 September 2016. Archived from the original on 19 September 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  5. ↑ Eludini, Tunde (1 April 2020). "Nigerian paralympic gold medalist Ndidi Nwosu is dead". Premium Times. Archived from the original on 19 January 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
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