Daisy Osakue

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Daisy Osakue
Daisy Osakue.jpg
Daisy Osakue in 2019.
Personal information
Full nameDaisy Oyemwenosa Osakue
Born (1996-01-16) 16 January 1996 (age 29)
Turin, Italy
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
Country Flag of Italy.svg Italy
Sport Athletics
Event
 Discus throw
Club
Coached by Maria Marello (in Italy)
Nate Janusey (in USA)
Achievements and titles
Personal best
  • Discus throw: 64.57 m (2023)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
European Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Kraków-Małopolska Discus throw
Universiade
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Naples Discus throw

Daisy Oyemwenosa Osakue (born 16 January 1996) is an Italian discus thrower who came 5th at the 2018 European Athletics Championships. [2] She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Discus throw. [3]

Contents

Osakue holds the NCAA Division II women's discus record of 61.35 m, [4] and her throw of 63.66 m on 31 July 2021 during the qualifying round of the 2021 Tokyo Olympics established a new national record for Italy. Osakue's Coach is Maria Marello, former Italian discus thrower.

Biography

Osakue was born in Turin to Nigerian parents and became a naturalized Italian citizen at the age of 18. [5]

Athletics accomplishments

She attended Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas, where she became an eight-time NCAA Division II All-American in the women's discus. She is a two-time Division II national champion (2018 and 2019). In 2019 she set the Division II record for the longest discus throw at 61.35 metres (201 feet 3 inches) [4] [6] She is also a second team Division II All-American in the high jump. In 2018, after having established the 4th all-time Italian performance in the discus throw, she obtained the standard FIDAL and EAA and was called by DT Elio Locatelli to represent Italy at the European Championships in Berlin. [7] In 2021 she participated in the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, representing Italy.

Assault

On 30 July 2018, in her home town of Moncalieri, an egg was thrown at Osakue from a passing car. Her eye needed to be surgically operated on to remove a shard of the egg's shell. Osakue believed the egging was because of racism. [8] [9] Three young men, including the son of a local Democratic Party councillor, were indicted; one admitted seven cases of egging strangers in the last two months. [10] The case went to trial without an aggravated charge of racial motivation, which was not contested by prosecutors. [11] Many Italian politicians, foreign and domestic news websites, published fake news about the case. [12] [13]

Statistics

National records

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionMeasureNotes
2017 European Team Championships Flag of France.svg Lille 6th57.64 m
2018 Mediterranean Games Flag of Spain.svg Tarragona 11th51.49 m
European Championships Flag of Germany.svg Berlin 5th 59.32 m
2019 Summer Universiade Flag of Italy.svg Naples 1st61.69 m
2021 Summer Olympics Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo 12th 59.97 m 63.66 m NR in qual.

National titles

Osakue won six national championships at individual senior level. [16] [17]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Gruppi Sportivi Fiamme Gialle - Schede atleti Atletica". fiammegialle.org (in Italian). Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  2. ↑ "2018 European Athletics Championships - Discus Throw Women". european-athletics.org. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  3. ↑ "OSAKUE Daisy". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 4 August 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  4. 1 2 Schaefer, Matt (25 May 2019). "MEET RECAP: 2019 NCAA DII Outdoor T&F Championships". USTFCCCA . Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  5. ↑ "Daisy Osakue Biografia". fidal.it (in Italian). Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  6. ↑ "Angelo State athlete Daisy Osakue will compete in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics". GoSan Angelo. 30 June 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  7. ↑ "Azzurri a Berlino: c'è anche Stecchi". fidal.it (in Italian). 27 July 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  8. ↑ Ellie Hall, "An Attack On Black Italian Discus Thrower Daisy Osakue Is Being Investigated For Racism," BuzzFeed News, 31 July 2018 https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ellievhall/discus-thrower-daisy-osakue-attack Retrieved 1 August 2021
  9. ↑ "Daisy Osakue aggredita: "Volevano colpire ragazza di colore". Salvini: "Nessuna emergenza razzismo"" [Daisy Osakue attacked: "They wanted to hurt a girl of colour". Salvini: "No racism emergency"]. Corriere della Sera (in Italian). 30 July 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018. La 22enne racconta: «Non mi piace usare la parola razzismo ma questa volta penso sia così. Pensavano fossi una prostituta». [The 22-year-old explains: "I don't like using the word racism but this time I think it was. They thought I was a prostitute".
  10. ↑ Massenzio, Massimo (2 August 2018). "Caso Daisy Osakue, identificati i lanciatori di uova. Uno è figlio di un consigliere Pd" [Daisy Osakue case, egg throwers identified. One is the son of a Democratic Party councillor]. Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  11. ↑ Massenzio, Massimo (1 August 2018). "Daisy, l'indagine prosegue senza "odio razziale"" [Daisy, the investigation continues without "racial hatred"]. Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  12. ↑ Amorosi, Antonio (4 August 2018). "La fake su Daisy Osakue. Ecco chi l'ha alimentata.Anche sui giornali esteri." [Fake news on Daisy Osakue. Here's who has fed it. Also in foreign newspapers..] (in Italian). Affari Italiani. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  13. ↑ Mej, Ivo (4 August 2018). "Daisy Osakue, cosa ci dice la sua vicenda sulla verità. E sulla sua rappresentazione" [Daisy Osakue, what her story tells us about the truth. And about its representation]. Il Fatto Quotidiano (in Italian). Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  14. 1 2 "Primati e migliori prestazioni italiane (aggiornati al 20-6-2023)" (PDF). fidal.it (in Italian). Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  15. She throwed a better measure, 58.73 m in qualification round.
  16. ↑ "TUTTE LE CAMPIONESSE ITALIANE – 1923/2020" (PDF). sportolimpico.it (in Italian). 1 January 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  17. ↑ "Dal Molin record italiano 13.27, Jacobs 10.01!". fidal.it (in Italian). 26 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  18. ↑ "CAMPIONATI ITALIANI INVERNALI LANCI ASS-PRO-GIOV (JUN/ALL)". fidal.it (in Italian). Retrieved 10 April 2022.
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