Otonye Iworima

Otonye Iworima

Personal information
Born	13 April 1976 (1976-04-13) (age 48) Nigeria
Occupation(s)	Triple and long jump athlete
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Medal record Women's athletics Representing   Nigeria All-Africa Games 2011 Maputo Triple jump

Otonye Iworima (born 13 April 1976) is a Nigerian long jumper and triple jumper. She attended Queens College Lagos for her secondary education and the University of Nsukka for her undergraduate studies, where she gained a degree in Applied Art. She also attended the International Academy of Sport Science and Technology in Lausanne, Switzerland.

In 2006, she finished second at the Commonwealth Games and third at the African Championships. For these achievements the Athletics Federation of Nigeria chose her as the Nigerian Female Athlete of the Year. ^[1] In 2007, she won another bronze medal, at the All-Africa Games.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing   Nigeria
2006	Commonwealth Games	Melbourne, Australia	2nd	Triple jump	13.53 m
	African Championships	Bambous, Mauritius	3rd	Triple jump	13.88 m (w)
2007	All-Africa Games	Algiers, Algeria	3rd	Triple jump	13.83 m
2008	African Championships	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	11th	Long jump	5.83 m (w)
			6th	Triple jump	13.38 m
2010	African Championships	Nairobi, Kenya	3rd	Triple jump	13.65 m
	Commonwealth Games	Delhi, India	9th	Triple jump	13.21 m
2011	All-Africa Games	Maputo, Mozambique	3rd	Triple jump	13.53 m

References

1. Negash, Elshadai (10 December 2006). "Fasuba, Otonye are Nigerian athletes of the year". IAAF. Retrieved 15 December 2006.

External links

• 2006 Commonwealth Games bio