Nadia Eke
{{Short description|Ghanaian triple jumper (born 1993)}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Nadia Eke
| image = IAAF World Challenge - Meeting Madrid 2017 - 170714 214441.jpg
| imagesize = 280
| caption = Nadia Eke jumping during the IAAF World Challenge Meeting Madrid 2017.
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|01|11|df=y}}
| birth_place = Accra[https://results.gc2018.com/en/athletics/athlete-profile-n6024998-nadia-eke.htm Nadia Eke], results.gc2018.com
| education = Columbia University
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| sport = Track and field
| event = Triple Jump
| collegeteam = Columbia Lions
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| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport | Women's athletics}}
{{Medal|Country| {{GHA}} }}
{{Medal|Competition|African Championships}}
{{Medal|Silver|2014 Marrakech|Triple jump}}
{{Medal|Gold |2016 Durban|Triple jump}}
{{Medal|Competition|African Games}}
{{Medal|Bronze|2015 Brazzaville|Triple jump}}
}}Nadia Eke (born 11 January 1993) is a Ghanaian triple jumper.
Education
Career
In 2014, she finished tenth at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, won silver at the African Championships in Marrakech and was seventh at the IAAF Continental Cup.
She also won bronze at the African Games in Brazzaville in 2015. In 2016, she became African champion during the 2016 African Athletics Championship.{{Cite web|last=Kwaw|first=Erasmus|date=28 June 2016|title=Nadia wins gold for Ghana at 2016 African Athletics Champs|url=https://www.graphic.com.gh/sports/athletics/nadia-wins-gold-for-ghana-at-2016-african-athletics-champs.html|access-date=2 August 2021|website=Graphic Online|language=en-gb}}
She qualified to represent Ghana at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the Women's triple jump event.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Nadia-Eke-qualifies-for-World-Champs-and-Tokyo-2020-with-new-National-Record-753345|title=Nadia Eke qualifies for World Champs and Tokyo 2020 with new National Record|website=www.ghanaweb.com|language=en|access-date=2020-02-24}}{{Cite web|date=2019-06-09|title=Nadia Eke qualifies for World Champs and Tokyo 2020 with new National Record|url=https://citisportsonline.com/2019/06/09/nadia-eke-qualifies-for-world-champs-and-tokyo-2020-with-new-national-record/|access-date=2021-08-02|website=Citi Sports Online|language=en-US}}
Personal bests
Outdoor
- Triple jump – 14.33m, June 2019, Jamaica (Ghanaian record)
Indoor
- Triple jump – 13.60m, 14 January 2017, New York City
References
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External links
- {{World Athletics}}
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{{succession box
| before = Akwasi Frimpong
| title = Flag bearer for {{GHA}}
| years = 2020 Tokyo
with
Sulemanu Tetteh
| after = Carlos Mäder
}}
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{{Footer African Champions women's triple jump}}
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Category:Ghanaian female triple jumpers
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Category:Commonwealth Games competitors for Ghana
Category:African Games bronze medalists for Ghana
Category:African Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 African Games
Category:Columbia Lions women's track and field athletes
Category:Columbia College (New York) alumni
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic athletes for Ghana
Category:21st-century Ghanaian sportswomen
Category:21st-century Ghanaian people
Category:Ghanaian expatriates in the United States
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