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| Full name | Tega Tosin Richard | |||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Nigerian | |||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 November 1992 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Country |  Nigeria | |||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Tega Tosin Richard (born 13 November 1992) is a Nigerian female wrestler. [1] She competed at the 2010 Commonwealth Games and clinched bronze medal in the women's 59kg freestyle event. [2] She also won a silver medal in the women's 63kg freestyle event at the 2010 African Wrestling Championships. [3]
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