Ebikewenimo Welson

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Ebikewenimo Welson
XIX Commonwealth Games-2010 Delhi Wrestling (Men’s Freestyle 55Kg) Azhar Hussain of Pakistan (Gold), Ebikewenimo Welson of Nigeria (Silver) and Anil Kumar of India (Bronze), during the medal presentation ceremony.jpg
Welson (left) at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
Sport
CountryNigeria
SportAmateur wrestling
Event(s)Freestyle
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Nigeria
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2010 New Delhi 55 kg
Silver medal – second place 2014 Glasgow 57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Gold Coast 57 kg
African Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Rabat 57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Brazzaville 57 kg
African Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Tunis 57 kg
Silver medal – second place 2016 Alexandria 57 kg
Silver medal – second place 2018 Port Harcourt 57 kg

Ebikewenimo Welson is a Nigerian freestyle wrestler. He is a three-time medalist at the Commonwealth Games and a two-time medalist at the African Games.

Career[]

He won three medals at the Commonwealth Games: in 2010, he won the silver medal in the men's 55 kg event and he repeated this in 2014 with the silver medal in the men's 57 kg event. In 2018, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's 57 kg event.

He represented Nigeria at the 2019 African Games held in Rabat, Morocco and he won the silver medal in the men's 57 kg event.[1]

He won the gold medal in the men's 57 kg event at the 2014 African Wrestling Championships and the silver medal in that event at the 2016 African Wrestling Championships. At the 2018 African Wrestling Championships held in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, he also won the silver medal in the men's 57 kg event.[2] He was unable to compete at the 2019 African Wrestling Championships due to injury.[3]

In 2021, he won a gold medal at the Baraza Champion of Champions wrestling tournament held in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria.[4] A few months later, he competed at the 2021 African & Oceania Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[5]

Major results[]

Year Tournament Location Result Event
2010 Commonwealth Games New Delhi, India 2nd Freestyle 55 kg
2014 African Championships Tunis, Tunisia 1st Freestyle 57 kg
Commonwealth Games Glasgow, Scotland 2nd Freestyle 57 kg
2015 African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo 3rd Freestyle 57 kg
2016 African Championships Alexandria, Egypt 2nd Freestyle 57 kg
2018 African Championships Port Harcourt, Nigeria 2nd Freestyle 57 kg
Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia 3rd Freestyle 57 kg
2019 African Games Rabat, Morocco 2nd Freestyle 57 kg

References[]

  1. ^ "2019 African Games Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 July 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  2. ^ Pavitt, Michael (10 February 2018). "Senegalese clinches eighth gold at African Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 17 January 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ Etchells, Daniel (31 March 2019). "Tunisia claim freestyle team title at African Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 17 January 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ Ifetoye, Samuel (18 January 2021). "Adekuoroye, Ogbonna, others shine". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 February 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "2021 African & Oceania Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 May 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2021.

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