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Winnie Gofit

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Winnie Gofit also known as Winifred Gofit (born May 22, 1994) is a Nigerian freestyle wrestler. She is a gold medalist of the African Championships in 2017 and 2018. She is also a silver medallist of Commonwealth Wrestling Championship.[1][2]

Winnie Gofit
Personal information
OccupationSoldier Judoka
Sport
CountryNigeria
SportAmateur wrestling
EventFreestyle
Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Nigeria
Commonwealth Wrestling Championship
Silver medal – second place 2017 Marrakesh 72 kg
African Wrestling Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Marrakesh 72 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Port Harcourt 72 kg

Winnie is included in the Nigerian Judo Hall Of Fame as the Highest ranked woman in Nigerian Judo Federation.[3][4]

Sports career

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In 2017, she won the gold medal in the women's freestyle 75 kg event at the 2017 African Wrestling Championships held in Marrakesh, Morocco.[5][6]

Also in 2017, she represented Commonwealth Wrestling Championship held in Johannesburg, South Africa and she won the silver medal in the women's freestyle 72 kg event.[7]

In 2018, she won the gold medal in the women's freestyle 72 kg event at the 2018 African Wrestling Championships held in Port Harcourt, Nigeria.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Winnie GOFIT / IJF.org". www.ijf.org. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  2. ^ "Winifred Gofit, Judoka, JudoInside". www.judoinside.com. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  3. ^ "Nigeria Judo Hall of Fame". judo.sitesng.com. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
  4. ^ "International Wrestling Database". www.iat.uni-leipzig.de. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
  5. ^ "International Wrestling Database". www.iat.uni-leipzig.de. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
  6. ^ "Seven Nigerians win gold in Morocco". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
  7. ^ tristan. "Commonwealth Wrestling Championship". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
  8. ^ "International Wrestling Database". www.iat.uni-leipzig.de. Retrieved 2020-11-10.