Esther Elo Joseph | |
Nationality: | Nigerian |
Sport: | Athletics |
Event: | Sprinter |
Birth Date: | 4 April 2003 |
Pb: | 400m: 51.61 (Accra, 2024) |
Esther Elo Joseph (born 4 April 2003) is a Nigerian sprinter.[1]
She made her international debut at the 2023 African Games in Accra, where she won the silver medal in the 400 metres behind Mary Moraa and set a personal best in all three of her races, culminating in a 51.61 seconds personal best in the final.[2] She returned to the championships and won a gold in the 4x400m metres relay.[3]
She competed for Nigeria at the 2024 World Athletics Relays in Nassau, Bahamas.[4] With a time of 3:12.87, the Nigerian Mixed 4x400m team of Joseph, Samuel Ogazi, Ella Onojuvwevwo, and Chidi Okezie set a new Nigerian national record and African Continental record at the event on 5 May 2024.[5]
In July 2024, she was officially named as part of the Nigerian team for the 2024 Paris Olympics.[6]