ONYE Lauritta

Nigeria
Athletics
4 Jan 1984
37
Female
F40
LAGOS
 
Nigeria

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
ATH Athletics Women's Shot Put - F40 3 Bronze Medal

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Olympic Stadium - Standing Shot Put
Women's Shot Put - F40 Final
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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RankEventYearLocationResult
Paralympic Games
1Shot Put - F402016Rio de Janeiro, BRA8.40
DNSDiscus Throw - F412016Rio de Janeiro, BRADNS
World Championships
1Shot Put - F402015Doha, QAT7.72
3Shot Put - F402019Dubai, UAE8.00
6Discus Throw - F412015Doha, QAT20.94
11Discus Throw - F412019Dubai, UAE20.45
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Laury White (Facebook page, 18 Jun 2021)
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Singing, dancing, reading, travelling, socialising. (Facebook page, 18 Jun 2021; Athlete, 08 Nov 2019)
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Actress
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English
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Patrick Anaeto [national], NGR
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She took up athletics in 2007 in Lagos, Nigeria. (Athlete, 08 Nov 2019)
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In 2007, after it was announced that the All-Africa Games would include events for athletes of short stature that year, she started training at the National Stadium in Lagos and was invited to join the national team. The All-Africa Games cancelled its events for athletes of short stature in 2007, but she continued training, and went on to win a silver medal at the 2011 All-Africa Games in Maputo, Mozambique. (Facebook page, 18 Jun 2021)
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To win a gold medal and break the F40 shot put world record at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (today.ng, 26 Oct 2019)
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Winning gold in the F40 shot put at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (Facebook page, 18 Jun 2021; Paralympic Games Twitter profile, 14 May 2021; bbc.com, 13 May 2018)
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Nigerian athlete Chioma Ajunwa. (Athlete, 08 Nov 2019)
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Her mother. (Athlete, 08 Nov 2019)
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"Being a champion is not by height, size or beauty: it is by strength, smartness, determination, confidence and endurance. Without these five qualities, you can't win." (punchng.com, 30 Dec 2015)

General Interest

Classification
F40 (IPC, 19 Aug 2021)

Type of Impairment
Short stature (Facebook page, 18 Jun 2021; Athlete, 08 Nov 2019)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (Facebook page, 18 Jun 2021; Athlete, 08 Nov 2019)

Impairment Details
She was born with achondroplasia and is a person of short stature. (Facebook page, 18 Jun 2021; Athlete, 08 Nov 2019)

General
ACTING WORK
She has done acting work and starred in a 2015 Nigerian film called 'Lords of Money' under the screen name Laury White. "All I wanted to do was acting. I never dreamed of being a sportsperson. I wanted to be a superstar in acting, but I was fortunate to find myself in sports. I can't leave acting because that's what puts food on my table. The way I balance my sports career is through acting. I should have gone very far in acting but I've not because of sports. The reason I attained the heights in sports was because I put my acting career on hold and focused on sports. I gave sports 80% and acting 20%. But because of the disappointments I've suffered, it's now 50-50 [speaking in 2021]." (paralympic.org, 09 Jul 2019; Facebook profile, 14 Feb 2016; punchng.com, 30 Dec 2015, 04 Mar 2021)

OUT OF COMPETITION
She won gold at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, but then missed a number of competitions in the years that followed, including the 2017 World Championships in London, England, due to a lack of sponsors. "Even regular training is difficult as we have to do that at our own expense, including transportation to and from training. It makes it difficult for us. It doesn't help much to just call us to a camp with a few days to an international competition. We need to have longer camps to ensure that we prepare without distractions at home and the strain of providing for ourselves." (sportstalkafrica.com, 18 May 2019; aclsports.com, 06 Dec 2018, 11 Jan 2018)

JAVELIN DEBUT
She was victorious in the F40/44/46 javelin at the 2019 Grand Prix event in Tunis, Tunisia, which was her first time competing in javelin. "I'm happy, this is my first time throwing the javelin in a competition, I have never thrown a javelin in my life and now I have the experience of it, so I am very happy. I couldn't wait to compare with other people and I will do more of it." (paralympic.org, 02 Jul 2019)

Legend
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Bronze Medal
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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