Nadia Eke

Nadia Eke
Nadia Eke jumping during the IAAF World Challenge Meeting Madrid 2017.
Personal information
Born (1993-01-11) 11 January 1993 (age 31)
EducationColumbia University
Sport
SportTrack and field
EventTriple Jump
College teamColumbia Lions
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Ghana
African Championships
Silver medal – second place 2014 Marrakech Triple jump
Gold medal – first place 2016 Durban Triple jump
African Games
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Brazzaville Triple jump

Nadia Eke (born 11 January 1993, Accra[1]) is a Ghanaian triple jumper.

Education

Eke graduated from Columbia University in 2015.[2]

Career

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]

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

References

  1. ^ Nadia Eke, results.gc2018.com
  2. ^ "Nadia Eke - Track and Field". Columbia University Athletics. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  3. ^ Kwaw, Erasmus (28 June 2016). "Nadia wins gold for Ghana at 2016 African Athletics Champs". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Nadia Eke qualifies for World Champs and Tokyo 2020 with new National Record". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2020-02-24.
  5. ^ a b "Nadia Eke qualifies for World Champs and Tokyo 2020 with new National Record". Citi Sports Online. 2019-06-09. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
Olympic Games
Preceded by Flag bearer for  Ghana
2020 Tokyo
with
Sulemanu Tetteh 		Succeeded by


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