 Nadia Eke jumping during the IAAF World Challenge Meeting Madrid 2017. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 11 January 1993 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Columbia University | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Triple Jump | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Columbia Lions | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nadia Eke (born 11 January 1993, Accra [1] ) is a Ghanaian triple jumper.
Eke graduated from Columbia University in 2015. [2]
In 2014, she finished tenth at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, won silver at the African Championships in Marrakech and was seventh at the IAAF Continental Cup.
She also won bronze at the African Games in Brazzaville in 2015. In 2016, she became African champion during the 2016 African Athletics Championship. [3]
She qualified to represent Ghana at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the Women's triple jump event. [4] [5]
Outdoor
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African Champions in women's triple jump | |
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