Edith Ogoke
{{Short description|Nigerian boxer (born 1990)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Use Nigerian English|date=August 2019}}
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{{MedalSport | Women's boxing}}
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{{MedalCompetition|Commonwealth Games}}
{{MedalBronze|2014 Glasgow| Middleweight}}
{{MedalCompetition|African Games}}
{{MedalGold|2015 Brazzaville| Middleweight}}
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Edith Agu Ogoke (born 28 August 1990 in Owerri) is a Nigerian female boxer.{{refn|name=OlympicBotGeneratedRef|{{cite web|title=Edith Ogoke|url=http://www.london2012.com/athlete/ogoke-edith-1066239/|work=London 2012|publisher=The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited|accessdate=13 September 2012|archive-date=29 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130429221118/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/ogoke-edith-1066239/|url-status=dead}}}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/og/edith-ogoke-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418080612/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/og/edith-ogoke-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-18|title=Edith Ogoke Bio, Stats, and Results|website=Olympics at Sports-Reference.com|language=en|access-date=2020-04-05}} At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's middleweight competition, but was defeated in the second round.
At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, she won a bronze medal, beating Shiromali Weerarathna before losing to Savannah Marshall.{{Cite web|url=http://g2014results.thecgf.com/athlete/boxing/1018833/edith_ogoke.html|title=Glasgow 2014 - Edith Ogoke Profile|website=g2014results.thecgf.com|access-date=2020-04-05|archive-date=6 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220306152320/http://g2014results.thecgf.com/athlete/boxing/1018833/edith_ogoke.html|url-status=dead}}
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External links
- {{BoxRec|name=Edith Ogoke}}
- {{Olympics.com|name=Edith Ogoke}}
- {{Olympedia|name=Edith Ogoke}}
- {{CGF profile|name=Edith Ogoke}}
- {{2014 Commonwealth Games profile|name=Edith Ogoke}}
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Category:Nigerian women boxers
Category:Olympic boxers for Nigeria
Category:Boxers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Category:Commonwealth Games medallists in boxing
Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Nigeria
Category:Boxers at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
Category:African Games gold medalists for Nigeria
Category:African Games medalists in boxing
Category:Competitors at the 2015 African Games
Category:Sportspeople from Owerri
Category:Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
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