Christy Obekpa
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Full name | Christy Obekpa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Nigeria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Nigeria | 15 December 1971||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 78 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Christy Obekpa now Mrs Aremu (born 15 December 1971) is a Nigerian judoka who competed in the women's half heavyweight category. She won a bronze medal at the 1990 Commonwealth Judo Games and a silver medal at the 1992 CW Judo Championships. Mrs Aremu is the first woman Nigeria judo commonwealth medalist. She also won two bronze medals at the 1999 All-Africa Games and a bronze medal at the 2000 African Judo Championships.[1]
Sports career
[edit]In 1990, at the Commonwealth Judo Championships held in Auckland, New Zealand. She participated in a 72 kg event where she won a bronze medal.[2] At the 1992 Commonwealth Judo Championships held in Cardiff, Wales. She also participated and won the silver medal in the 72kg event.[3]
At the 1999 All-Africa Games in Johannesburg, Obekpa participated in the 78kg and Open event, winning two bronze medals.[4]
At the 2000 African Judo Championships held in Algiers, Algeria, Obekpa won a bronze medal also in the 78kg event. She also participated in the Open event and came in 7th place.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Christy Obekpa, Judoka, JudoInside". www.judoinside.com. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games Auckland, Event, JudoInside". www.judoinside.com. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
- ^ "Commonwealth Championships Cardiff, Event, JudoInside". www.judoinside.com. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
- ^ "African Games Johannesburg, Event, JudoInside". www.judoinside.com. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
- ^ "African Championships Algier, Event, JudoInside". www.judoinside.com. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
External links
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- Living people
- 1971 births
- Nigerian female judoka
- Competitors at the 1999 All-Africa Games
- Commonwealth Games medallists in judo
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Nigeria
- Judoka at the 1990 Commonwealth Games
- African Games bronze medalists for Nigeria
- African Games medalists in judo
- 20th-century Nigerian sportswomen
- 21st-century Nigerian women
- Medallists at the 1990 Commonwealth Games
- African judo biography stubs