| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Joy Asonye Oluchi |
| Nationality |  Nigeria |
| Born | 8 November 1996 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Judo |
| Event(s) | 78 kg |
Joy Asonye Oluchi (born 8 November 1996) is a Nigerian judoka, who played for the half-heavyweight category. [1]
She competed for Nigeria at local and international Judo competitions. [2] [3]
Oluchi represented Nigeria at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in England. [4] She won Fiji's Shanice Takayawa in her repechage match but lost to Aoife Coughlan of Australia in the women's 70 kg quarter-final game. [5]
She was among the Nigerian team that won medals in the African judo international championships in Niger republic in 2018. [6] [7]
She also participated in the African Senior Championships 2021 and the Yaounde African Open 2022. [8]
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