Ogbonna John

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Ogbonna John
Personal information
Full nameOgbonna Emmanuel John
Born (1997-12-03) 3 December 1997 (age 24)
Sport
CountryNigeria
SportAmateur wrestling
Event(s)Freestyle
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Nigeria
African Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Rabat 74 kg
African Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Marrakesh 70 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Port Harcourt 70 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Hammamet 74 kg
Gold medal – first place 2020 Algiers 74 kg

Ogbonna Emmanuel John (born 3 December 1997) is a Nigerian freestyle wrestler. He is a gold medalist at the African Games and a four-time gold medalist at the African Wrestling Championships.

Career[]

At the African Wrestling Championships he won the gold medal in his event four times: in 2017 and 2018 (in the weight class 70 kg) and in 2019 and 2020 (in the weight class 74 kg).[1][2]

He was eliminated in his first match in both the 70 kg event at the 2017 World Wrestling Championships in Paris, France and in the 74 kg event at the 2019 World Wrestling Championships in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.[3][4] In 2019, he represented Nigeria at the African Games held in Rabat, Morocco and he won the gold medal in the men's freestyle 74 kg event.[5][6]

In 2021, he won a gold medal at the Baraza Champion of Champions wrestling tournament held in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria.[7] 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. He lost his first match against Amr Reda Hussen of Egypt which meant that he could no longer qualify for the Olympics at this tournament.[8] He also failed to qualify for the Olympics at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Sofia, Bulgaria.[9]

Major results[]

Year Tournament Venue Result Event
2017 African Wrestling Championships Marrakesh, Morocco 1st Freestyle 70 kg
2018 African Wrestling Championships Port Harcourt, Nigeria 1st Freestyle 70 kg
2019 African Wrestling Championships Hammamet, Tunisia 1st Freestyle 74 kg
African Games Rabat, Morocco 1st Freestyle 74 kg
2020 African Wrestling Championships Algiers, Algeria 1st Freestyle 74 kg

References[]

  1. ^ "Ogbonna John stars as Nigerian men win four medals on final day". The Guardian. 11 February 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  2. ^ Pavitt, Michael (9 February 2020). "Kherbache delivers home success on final day of African Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  3. ^ "2017 World Wrestling Championships" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 May 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  4. ^ "2019 World Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Ogbonna John Athlete Profile". 2019 African Games. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  6. ^ "2019 African Games Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 July 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  7. ^ Ifetoye, Samuel (18 January 2021). "Adekuoroye, Ogbonna, others shine". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "2021 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.

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