Winnie Gofit also known as Winifred Gofit (born May 22, 1994) is a Nigerian freestyle wrestler. She is a gold medalist of the African Championships in 2017 and 2018. She is also a silver medallist of Commonwealth Wrestling Championship. [1] [2]
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Occupation | Soldier Judoka | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Nigeria | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Amateur wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Winnie is included in the Nigerian Judo Hall Of Fame as the Highest ranked woman in Nigerian Judo Federation. [3] [4]
In 2017, she won the gold medal in the women's freestyle 75 kg event at the 2017 African Wrestling Championships held in Marrakesh, Morocco. [5] [6]
Also in 2017, she represented Commonwealth Wrestling Championship held in Johannesburg, South Africa and she won the silver medal in the women's freestyle 72 kg event. [7]
In 2018, she won the gold medal in the women's freestyle 72 kg event at the 2018 African Wrestling Championships held in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. [8]
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