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Victoria Nneji

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Victoria Nneji is a Nigerian former Paralympian powerlifter, born in 1972. She competed at the Summer Paralympic Games over a span of twelve years, from 2000 to 2012, and achieved three medals across those Games. Her last medal was a bronze in the women's powerlifting 67.5 kilogram event at the 2012 Games. Shortly after that event she announced her retirement from competitive sport, citing recurrent injuries and her advanced age as the reasons. The article places her competing career entirely within those twelve years of Paralympic competition, ending with the 2012 bronze.

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Birth Year
1972 1
Gender
Female 1
Medals or Titles Band
2-4 1
Classification
Competition Category
Para or Adaptive 1
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Victoria Nneji (born 1972) is a Nigerian former Paralympian powerlifter.
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    Victoria Nneji (born 1972) is a Nigerian former Paralympian powerlifter.
  • Lead, 2012 women's event
    At the 2012 Women's Powerlifting 67.5kg event, she won a bronze medal.
  • Lead, three medals
    She competed at the Summer Paralympic Games from 2000 to 2012 and achieved three medals over that time.
  • Competed In: Paralympic Games, Lead, 2000 to 2012
    She competed at the Summer Paralympic Games from 2000 to 2012 and achieved three medals over that time.
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