Catherine Ewa Ekuta (born 25 November 1979) is a Nigerian judoka who competed in the women's lightweight category.[1] She picked up a gold and two bronze medals each in the 57-kg division at the All-Africa Games (1999 (bronze), 2003 (gold) and 2007 (bronze)). The gold medal was in 2003 All-Africa Games (Coja) Nigeria, in 57 kg she qualified and represented her nation Nigeria at the 2004 Summer Olympics.[2]
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| Full name | Catherine Ewa Ekuta | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Nigeria | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 November 1979 Lagos, Nigeria | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.43 m (4 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 57 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ekuta qualified for the two-member Nigerian judo squad in the women's lightweight class (57 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by winning a gold medal in 2003 All-Africa Games (Coja) Nigeria, in 57 kg), she also placed third and receiving a berth from the African Championships in Tunis, Tunisia.[3] Ekuta received a bye in the opening round, before crashing down the tatami to an ippon and a sleeve lifting and pulling hip throw (sode tsurikomi goshi) from Switzerland's Lena Göldi with just 44 seconds remaining in her first match.[4][5][6]
References edit
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Catherine Ekuta". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
- ^ "Nigeria: Judokas Target Eight Gold Medals From Algiers". Vanguard. Lagos: AllAfrica.com. 18 February 2007. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
- ^ Olajire, Ademola (7 August 2004). "Nigeria: Judokas Target Eight Gold Medals From Algiers". Vanguard. AllAfrica.com. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
- ^ "Judo: Women's Lightweight (57kg/126 lbs) Round of 16". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ^ "Göldi greift nach Medaille" [Göldi has a chance of a medal] (in German). News.ch. 16 August 2004. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
- ^ "Lena Göldi, die Heldin der Schmerzen" [Lena Göldi, the heroine of the pain] (in German). Neue Zürcher Zeitung. 16 August 2004. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
External links edit
- Catherine Ekuta at JudoInside.com
- Catherine Ekuta at Olympedia
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