Vivian Aminu Yusuf (born 8 August 1983) is a Nigerian judoka, who played for the half-heavyweight category.[1] She won two silver medals at the 2007 All-Africa Games in Algiers, Algeria, and at the 2008 African Judo Championships in Agadir, Morocco, both losing out to Tunisia's Houda Miled in the final match.[2]
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| Full name | Vivian Aminu Yusuf | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Nigeria | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 August 1983 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 78 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Bashir Bassey (national) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Yusuf represented Nigeria at the 2008 Summer Olympics in The Games of the XXIX Olympiad in Beijing, China, where she competed for the women's half-heavyweight class (78 kg).[3] She received a bye for the second preliminary round, before losing out to Germany's Heide Wollert, who was able to score an automatic ippon at thirty-seven seconds.[4]
References edit
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Vivian Yusuf". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
- ^ "African Championships Agadir, Event, JudoInside". www.judoinside.com. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ^ "Nigeria's only female judoka for Olympics leaves for overseas training". Xinhua News Agency. 2 June 2008. Archived from the original on 6 July 2009. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
- ^ "Women's Half Lightweight (78kg/172 lbs) Preliminaries". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
External links edit
- Vivian Yusuf at JudoInside.com
- NBC 2008 Olympics profile
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