Monday Emoghavwe Explained

Monday Emoghavwe
Birth Date:2 April 1963
Birth Place:Abraka, Nigeria
Country:Nigeria
Sport:Powerlifting

Monday Emoghavwe[1] (born 2 April 1963) is a Nigerian powerlifter. He represented Nigeria at the 1992 Summer Paralympics, at the 1996 Summer Paralympics and at the 2000 Summer Paralympics. He won the gold medal three times: he won the gold medal in the Men's 48 kg event at the 1992 Summer Paralympics, Men's 60 kg event at the 1996 Summer Paralympics and he also won the gold medal in the Men's 67.5 kg event at the 2000 Summer Paralympics.[2] [3] [4] He also won a gold medal during the 1995 All-Africa Games held in Harare, Zimbabwe.[4]

Emoghavwe also serves as president of the Nigeria Paralympic Committee.[4] In 2018, he received the Distinguished Merit Award by the Nigeria Olympic Committee.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Sometimes spelled as Monday Emoghawve in some sources.
  2. Web site: Powerlifting at the Atlanta 1996 Paralympic Games - Men's -60 kg. paralympic.org. 27 July 2019. 26 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190726230753/https://www.paralympic.org/sdms4/hira/web/results/atlanta-1996/powerlifting/mens--60-kg.
  3. Web site: Powerlifting at the Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games - Men's -67.5 kg. paralympic.org. 27 July 2019. 26 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190726230740/https://www.paralympic.org/sdms4/hira/web/results/sydney-2000/powerlifting/mens--67.5-kg.
  4. Web site: NOC honours Emoghavwe. 1 August 2018. The Guardian. 27 July 2019. 27 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190727123030/https://guardian.ng/sport/noc-honours-emoghavwe/.