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Full name | Edith Agu Ogoke | ||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Nigeria | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Owerri, Nigeria | 28 August 1990||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Boxing | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Middleweight | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Updated on 27 August 2016. |
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