| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Italian |
| Born | August 13, 1971 Brixen, Italy |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Italy |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Women's heptathlon |
| Club | G.S. Fiamme Gialle |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best |
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Ifeoma Ozoeze (born 13 August 1971) is an Italian former heptathlete.
She finished fifteenth at the 1991 World Championships and eighth at the 1992 European Indoor Championships. [1] In 1995, Ozoeze won a scholarship to University of California, Berkeley: she won the Pac-10 Conference the same year. [2]
Ozoeze's father is a Nigerian gynecologist, [3] her Italian mother Silvana Collodo was the president of the Faculty of Literature and Philosophy of Padua. [4]
Ozoeze was arrested in 2008 for extortion, and was placed in the women's prison of Venice. [3] During her time in prison, she published a book titled "Perché". [3]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Italy | |||||
| 1988 | World Junior Championships | Sudbury, Canada | — | Heptathlon | DNF |
| 1990 | World Junior Championships | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | — | Heptathlon | DNF |
| 1991 | World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 8th | Heptathlon | 6056 pt  |
| 1992 | European Indoor Championships | Genoa, Italy | 8th | Pentathlon | 4137 pt |
Ifeoma Ozoeze has won one time the individual national championship. [5]
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