Victoria Nneji
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| Nationality | Nigerian | ||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1972 (age 49–50) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Powerlifting | ||||||||||||||||
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Victoria Nneji (born 1972[1]) is a Nigerian former Paralympian athlete.[2] At the 2012 Women's Powerlifting 67.5kg event, she won bronze medal.[3] After the event, she announced her retirement from competitive sports citing recurrent injuries and her age as reasons.[4]
References[]
- ^ "NNEJI Victoria". Retrieved 1 August 2018.
- ^ "After Winning 6 Gold Medals at the London 2012 Paralympic Games, Team Nigeria Athletes tell Mr. President What we want from you". Bellanaija. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
- ^ "Female powerlifters win silver, bronze to increase Nigeria's medals". Channels TV. 4 September 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
- ^ "Nigeria: Paralympic Bronze Medalist, Nneji, Retires". Daily Trust. Abuja. 14 September 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2019 – via allAfrica.com.
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