EJIKE Lucy

Nigeria
Powerlifting
16 Oct 1977
43
Female
PWL
ENUGU
 
Nigeria
ENUGU
 
Nigeria

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
PWL Powerlifting Women's -61 kg 3 Bronze Medal

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Tokyo International Forum
Women's -61 kg Final
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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RankEventYearLocationResult
Paralympic Games
1-61 kg2016Rio de Janeiro, BRA142
1-48 kg2008Beijing, CHN130.0
1-44 kg2004Athens, GRE127.5
2-56 kg2012London, GBR135
2-44 kg2000Sydney, NSW, AUS102.5
World Championships
1-61 kg2019Nur-Sultan, KAZ132.0
1-61 kg2017Mexico City, MEX130.0
Commonwealth Games
2Women's Bench Press Lightweight2018Gold Coast, QLD, AUS134.1
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Music, sport. (Athlete, 10 Jul 2019)
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Athlete, Sports Administrator
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Accounting - University of Nigeria, Enugu, NGR
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Two children
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English
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Feyisetan Are [national]
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2000 for Nigeria (Athlete, 10 Jul 2019)
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She began powerlifting in 2000. (Athlete, 10 Jul 2019)
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"I saw some people with impairments doing Para powerlifting and it made me interested in the sport. I went to the gym and the coach was happy to train me. I had a passion for powerlifting and I wanted to use it to inspire the world." (bbc.co.uk, 03 Sep 2020; Athlete, 10 Jul 2019)
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To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo and to set up a foundation to improve sports development among Para athletes in Nigeria. (okayafrica.com, 28 Aug 2017)
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Winning gold in the 61kg category at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (SportsDeskOnline, 30 Apr 2021; Athlete, 10 Jul 2019)
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Nigerian sprinter Mary Onyali-Omagbemi. (Athlete, 10 Jul 2019)
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Nigerian Para powerlifter Patricia Okafor. (Athlete, 10 Jul 2019)
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"My secret is discipline and hard work." (cctv.com, 10 Sep 2008)
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She was named Female Athlete of the Year at the 2016 Nigeria Sports Awards. (powerlifting.ng, 14 Aug 2018; vanguardngr.com, 05 Dec 2016)

She was flag bearer for Nigeria at the opening ceremony of the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (myinfo.rio2016.com, 06 Sep 2016)

General Interest

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (okayafrica.com, 28 Aug 2017)

Impairment Details
She has paraplegia as a result of the effects of polio. She contracted the illness at age one. (Athlete, 10 Jul 2019; okayafrica.com, 28 Aug 2017)

General
RIVALRY WITH OTMAR
She admits that her rivalry with Egyptian Para powerlifter Fatma Omar has provided motivation for her sporting career. Both of them competed in all five editions of the Paralympic Games from 2000 to 2016 and against one another in the same categories in 2000, 2012 and 2016. Omar won gold in 2000 and 2012 when Ejike took silver but, in 2016, Ejike claimed gold and Omar silver. "Fatma Omar is the one who has pushed me to be stronger. She is my friend and we are very close. When we met for the first time at the 2000 Games, she showed me that I would have a very big task. I asked myself, 'Does the person who won gold have two heads? Definitely not. She has one head', and if she could get gold, I can also get a gold medal. She made me start working harder than ever. At the 2016 Games, it was tense and everybody was there to watch Lucy and Fatma. It was very tough but it was the day I won a gold against Omar and it sent me crazy. I was shouting a lot." (bbc.co.uk, 03 Sep 2020; paralympic.org, 17 Aug 2020; paralympic.org, 26 Jun 2019)

OCCUPATION
She has served as a sports officer for Enugu State Sports Council since 2000. (Facebook profile, 14 Apr 2021)

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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