Catherine Ekuta

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Catherine Ekuta
Personal information
Full nameCatherine Ewa Ekuta
NationalityFlag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Born (1979-11-25) 25 November 1979 (age 44)
Lagos, Nigeria
Height1.43 m (4 ft 8 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
Sport Judo
Event57 kg
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
All-Africa Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1999 Johannesburg 52 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2003 Nigeria 57 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2007 Algiers 63 kg

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]

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]

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References

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