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| Full name | Maryann Ekeada | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Nigeria | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 July 1979 Nigeria | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 57 kg, 63 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Maryann Ekeada (born 23 July 1979) is a Nigerian judoka who competed in the women's lightweight category. She won three medals at the African Judo Championships between 1997 and 2004. [1]
In 1997, at the 19th edition of the African Judo Championships held in Casablanca, Morocco, Maryann took part in the 56 kg event and won the bronze medal. [2] At the 2001 African Judo Championships held in Tripoli, Libya, she also participated and earned her way to a silver medal but this time in the 63 kg event. [3]
The 2004 African Judo Championships was held in Tunis, Tunisia and Maryann got the bronze medal also in the 63 kg event. [4]
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