Annette Echikunwoke
Nigerian hammer thrower · United States · Born 1996 · age 30
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Something wrong?Annette Nneka Echikunwoke is a Nigerian and American hammer thrower who lives in Ohio, United States. She was due to represent Nigeria at the 2020 Summer Olympics, but was disqualified due to the negligence of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria. S. in the women's hammer throw event. 49 m in Tucson in 2021.
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, I can’t even begin to explain how heartbroken I am. It honestly feels like a fever dream.
To be clear: The [Athletics] Federation of Nigeria did not go through the processes to set up proper testing for us athletes.
It feels great coming here and finally seeing the environment; it makes me more and more proud of coming from Nigeria.
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Annette Nneka Echikunwoke is a Nigerian and American hammer thrower who lives in Ohio, United States. She was due to represent Nigeria at the 2020 Summer Olympics, but was disqualified due to the negligence of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria. She changed allegiance and represented the United States at the 2024 Summer Olympics, winning a silver medal in the event, the first Olympic medal for the U.S. in the women's hammer throw event. She holds the African area record in hammer throw, with a throw of 75.49 m in Tucson in 2021.
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