Otonye Iworima

Otonye Iworima
Personal information
Born13 April 1976 (1976-04-13) (age 50)
Nigeria
OccupationsTriple and long jump athlete
Sport
SportTrack and field
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Nigeria
All-Africa Games
Bronze medal – third place2011 MaputoTriple jump
African Championships
Bronze medal – third place2006 BambousTriple jump
Bronze medal – third place2010 NairobiTriple jump

Otonye Iworima (born 13 April 1976) is a Nigerian long jumper and triple jumper. She attended Queens College Lagos for her secondary education and the University of Nsukka for her undergraduate studies where she gained a degree in Applied Art. She also attended the International Academy of Sport Science and Technology in Lausanne, Switzerland.

In 2006, she finished second at the Commonwealth Games and third at the African Championships. For these achievements the Athletics Federation of Nigeria awarded her as the Nigerian Female Athlete of the Year.[1] In 2007, Iworima won another bronze medal, at the All-Africa Games.

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Nigeria
2006 Commonwealth Games Melbourne, Australia 2nd Triple jump 13.53 m
African Championships Bambous, Mauritius 3rd Triple jump 13.88 m (w)
2007 All-Africa Games Algiers, Algeria 3rd Triple jump 13.83 m
2008 African Championships Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 11th Long jump 5.83 m (w)
6th Triple jump 13.38 m
2010 African Championships Nairobi, Kenya 3rd Triple jump 13.65 m
Commonwealth Games Delhi, India 9th Triple jump 13.21 m
2011 All-Africa Games Maputo, Mozambique 3rd Triple jump 13.53 m

References

  1. ↑ Negash, Elshadai (10 December 2006). "Fasuba, Otonye are Nigerian athletes of the year". IAAF. Retrieved 15 December 2006.
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