Nadia Eke
Ghanaian triple jumper (born 1993)
Nadia Eke jumping during the IAAF World Challenge Meeting Madrid 2017. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | (1993-01-11) 11 January 1993 (age 31) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Education | Columbia University | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Triple Jump | |||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | Columbia Lions | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nadia Eke (born 11 January 1993, Accra[1]) is a Ghanaian triple jumper.
Education
Eke graduated from Columbia University in 2015.[2]
Career
In 2014, she finished tenth at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, won silver at the African Championships in Marrakech and was seventh at the IAAF Continental Cup.
She also won bronze at the African Games in Brazzaville in 2015. In 2016, she became African champion during the 2016 African Athletics Championship.[3]
She qualified to represent Ghana at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the Women's triple jump event.[4][5]
Personal bests
Outdoor
- Triple jump – 14.33m, June 2019, Jamaica (Ghanaian record)[5]
Indoor
- Triple jump – 13.60m, 14 January 2017, New York City
References
- ^ Nadia Eke, results.gc2018.com
- ^ "Nadia Eke - Track and Field". Columbia University Athletics. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
- ^ Kwaw, Erasmus (28 June 2016). "Nadia wins gold for Ghana at 2016 African Athletics Champs". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ "Nadia Eke qualifies for World Champs and Tokyo 2020 with new National Record". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2020-02-24.
- ^ a b "Nadia Eke qualifies for World Champs and Tokyo 2020 with new National Record". Citi Sports Online. 2019-06-09. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
External links
- Nadia Eke at World Athletics
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Preceded by | Flag bearer for Ghana 2020 Tokyo with Sulemanu Tetteh | Succeeded by |
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African Champions in women's triple jump
- 1992: Awa Dioum-Ndiaye (SEN)
- 1993: Petrusa Swart (RSA)
- 1996: Kéné Ndoye (SEN)
- 1998–2000: Baya Rahouli (ALG)
- 2002: Françoise Mbango Etone (CMR)
- 2004–06: Yamilé Aldama (SUD)
- 2008: Françoise Mbango Etone (CMR)
- 2010–12: Sarah Nambawa (UGA)
- 2014: Joëlle Mbumi Nkouindjin (CMR)
- 2016: Nadia Eke (GHA)
- 2018: Grace Anigbata (NGR)
- 2022: Sangoné Kandji (SEN)
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