Hannah Reuben

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Hannah Reuben
Personal information
Full nameHannah Amuchechi Reuben
NationalityNigerian
Born (1994-02-14) 14 February 1994 (age 31)
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Sport
SportFreestyle Wrestling
Event-69 kg
Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
African Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2025 Casablanca 76 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 El Jadida 76 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Hammamet 76 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Alexandria 76 kg
African Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Accra 76 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Brazzaville 69 kg
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Birmingham 76 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Glasgow 69 kg
World Military Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Baku 68 kg

Hannah Reuben (born 14 February 1994) is a wrestler and corporal in the Nigerian Army who won a silver medal at the 2015 African Games. [1] She won a gold medal at the 2024 African/Oceania Olympic qualifiers and secured a place in the Paris 2024 Olympics after defeating Ivory Coast's Amy Youin in the 76 kg women's final. [2] [3]

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Career

Before going fully into wrestling, she has participated in other sports such as boxing, swimming and judo. [4]

Reuben started wrestling in 2008. Since the beginning of her wrestling career, she has competed in 69 kg at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics in Brazil, and African Championship in Hammamet, Tunisia. [5]

She has won several awards including gold medal in the 69 kg category at the Governor Dickson National Classics, her silver medal in the 2015 edition of the quadrennial championship which took place at Brazzaville. [6]

In 2023, she represented the Armed Forces of Nigeria at the 36th World Military Wrestling Championship in Azerbaijan, where she won the gold medal in the women's 76 kg category. [7] [8] [9]

References

  1. ↑ "Wrestling: Four Nigerians secure Olympic qualification in Egypt". Peoples Gazette Nigeria. 23 March 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  2. ↑ Kuti, Dare (30 March 2024). "Wrestling: Hannah Reuben qualifies for second Olympic Games". ACLSports. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  3. ↑ Okogba, Emmanuel (23 March 2024). "Four Nigerian wrestlers secure Olympic qualification in Egypt". Vanguard News. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  4. ↑ Nation, The (17 August 2019). "HANNAH REUBEN: How Nigeria Army boosted my wrestling career". The Nation Newspaper. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  5. ↑ Ojoye, Taiwo (11 June 2016). "Combat sports not for men alone – Reuben". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  6. ↑ Nation, The (17 August 2019). "HANNAH REUBEN: How Nigeria Army boosted my wrestling career". The Nation Newspaper. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  7. ↑ Nwoke, Chidi (2 December 2023). "Nigeria Military Wrestlers Shine At World Stage". Voice of Nigeria. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  8. ↑ "Nigeria's Hannah Reuben Wins Gold At World Military Wrestling Championship In Baku". Leadership News. 2 December 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  9. ↑ Kuti, Dare (1 December 2023). "Wrestling: Reuben wins gold at World Military C'ship in Baku". ACLSports. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
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