Ebikewenimo Welson
_Azhar_Hussain_of_Pakistan_(Gold),_Ebikewenimo_Welson_of_Nigeria_(Silver)_and_Anil_Kumar_of_India_(Bronze),_during_the_medal_presentation_ceremony.jpg) Welson (left) at the 2010 Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 11 November 1992 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Nigeria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Amateur wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 57 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ebikewenimo Welson (born 22 November 1992)[1] is a Nigerian freestyle wrestler. He is a four-time medalist at the Commonwealth Games and a two-time medalist at the African Games.
Career
[edit]Welson won four medals at the Commonwealth Games: in 2010, he won the silver medal in the men's 55 kg event and he repeated this in 2014 with the silver medal in the men's 57 kg event. In 2018, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's 57 kg event. He won the silver medal in the men's 57 kg event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
Welson represented Nigeria at the 2019 African Games held in Rabat, Morocco and he won the silver medal in the men's 57 kg event.[2]
Welson won the gold medal in the men's 57 kg event at the 2014 African Wrestling Championships and the silver medal in that event at the 2016 African Wrestling Championships. At the 2018 African Wrestling Championships held in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, he also won the silver medal in the men's 57 kg event.[3] He was unable to compete at the 2019 African Wrestling Championships due to injury.[4]
In 2021, Welson won a gold medal at the Baraza Champion of Champions wrestling tournament held in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria.[5] A few months later, he competed at the 2021 African & Oceania Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[6]
Welson won the silver medal in his event at the 2022 African Wrestling Championships held in El Jadida, Morocco.[7][8] He won the silver medal in the men's 57 kg event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham, England.[9][10]
Achievements
[edit]| Year | Tournament | Location | Result | Event |
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| 2010 | Commonwealth Games | New Delhi, India | 2nd | Freestyle 55 kg |
| 2014 | African Championships | Tunis, Tunisia | 1st | Freestyle 57 kg |
| Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, Scotland | 2nd | Freestyle 57 kg | |
| 2015 | African Games | Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | 3rd | Freestyle 57 kg |
| 2016 | African Championships | Alexandria, Egypt | 2nd | Freestyle 57 kg |
| 2018 | African Championships | Port Harcourt, Nigeria | 2nd | Freestyle 57 kg |
| Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | 3rd | Freestyle 57 kg | |
| 2019 | African Games | Rabat, Morocco | 2nd | Freestyle 57 kg |
| 2022 | African Championships | El Jadida, Morocco | 2nd | Freestyle 57 kg |
| Commonwealth Games | Birmingham, England | 2nd | Freestyle 57 kg |
References
[edit]- ^ "Ebikewenimo Welson". Birmingham2022.com. Birmingham Organising Committee for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Limited. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
- ^ "2019 African Games Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 July 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
- ^ Pavitt, Michael (10 February 2018). "Senegalese clinches eighth gold at African Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
- ^ Etchells, Daniel (31 March 2019). "Tunisia claim freestyle team title at African Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
- ^ Ifetoye, Samuel (18 January 2021). "Adekuoroye, Ogbonna, others shine". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 February 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Berkeley, Geoff (6 August 2022). "Phogat completes Commonwealth Games hat-trick with another wrestling gold". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- ^ "Wrestling Competition Summary" (PDF). 2022 Commonwealth Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 August 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
External links
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- Ebikewenimo Welson at the International Wrestling Database
- Ebikewenimo Welson at United World Wrestling
- Ebikewenimo Welson at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Ebikewenimo Welson at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
