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| Born | 16 December 1994[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Nigeria | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Amateur wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ekerekeme Agiomor (born 16 December 1994) is a Nigerian freestyle wrestler. He is a four-time medalist, including gold, at the African Wrestling Championships.
Career
[edit]He won the gold medal in the 79 kg event at the 2018 African Wrestling Championships held in Port Harcourt, Nigeria.[2] A year later, he won one of the bronze medals in this event at the 2019 African Wrestling Championships held in Hammamet, Tunisia.
In 2020, he won one of the bronze medals in the 86 kg event at the African Wrestling Championships held in Algiers, Algeria.[3][4]
He qualified at the 2021 African & Oceania Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament to represent Nigeria at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[5][6][7] He competed in the men's 86 kg event.[8]
He won one of the bronze medals in his event at the 2022 African Wrestling Championships held in El Jadida, Morocco.[9][10] He competed in the men's 86 kg event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham, England.
Achievements
[edit]| Year | Tournament | Venue | Result | Event |
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| 2018 | African Wrestling Championships | Port Harcourt, Nigeria | 1st | Freestyle 79 kg |
| 2019 | African Wrestling Championships | Hammamet, Tunisia | 3rd | Freestyle 79 kg |
| 2020 | African Wrestling Championships | Algiers, Algeria | 3rd | Freestyle 86 kg |
| 2022 | African Wrestling Championships | El Jadida, Morocco | 3rd | Freestyle 86 kg |
References
[edit]- ^ "Wrestling AGIOMOR Ekerekeme". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-08-04. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
- ^ "Senegalese clinches eighth gold at African Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. 10 February 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ Pavitt, Michael (9 February 2020). "Kherbache delivers home success on final day of African Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ "2020 African Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 June 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
- ^ Shefferd, Neil (4 April 2021). "Algeria claim four places at Tokyo 2020 on final day of UWW Africa and Oceania Olympic qualifier". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- ^ "Ekerekeme Agiomor only male wrestler to qualify for Olympics". The Cable. 5 April 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ Berkeley, Geoff (22 May 2022). "Algeria earn four golds on final day of African Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
- ^ "2022 African Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
External links
[edit]- Ekerekeme Agiomor at the International Wrestling Database
- Ekerekeme Agiomor at United World Wrestling
- Ekerekeme Agiomor at Olympics.com
- Ekerekeme Agiomor at Olympedia
- Ekerekeme Agiomor at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
