Jacinta Umunnakwe

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Jacinta Umunnakwe
Born (1993-04-12) 12 April 1993 (age 30)
NationalityNigerian
Medal record
Women's amateur boxing
Representing Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Birmingham Middleweight
African Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Accra Light heavyweight

Jacinta Umunnakwe (born 12 April 1993) [1] is a Nigerian boxer. She won a bronze medal in the 2022 Commonwealth Games in the Middleweight boxing . [2] [3]

She won the gold medal in the women's 81 kg event at the 2023 African Games held in Accra, Ghana. [4]

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References

  1. "Jacinta Umunnakwe". Birmingham2022.com. Birmingham Organising Committee for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Limited . Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  2. Eludini, Tunde (4 August 2022). "Commonwealth Games Day 6 Round-Up: Team Nigeria's medal rush halted". Premium Times. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  3. "BoxRec: Jacinta Umunnakwe". BoxRec. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  4. "Boxing Results Book" (PDF). 2023 African Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2024. Retrieved 23 March 2024.