Esther Joseph
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| Full name | Esther Elo Joseph | |||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Nigerian | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 April 2003 | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.52 m (5 ft 0 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
| Event | Sprinter | |||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 400m: 51.61 (Accra, 2024) | |||||||||||||||||
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Esther Elo Joseph (born 4 April 2003) is a Nigerian sprinter.[2]
Career
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.[3] She returned to the championships and won a gold in the 4 × 400 m metres relay.[4]
She competed for Nigeria at the 2024 World Athletics Relays in Nassau, Bahamas.[5] 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.[6]
She competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics over 400 metres in August 2024, but was ultimately disqualified.[7][8][1]
References
- ^ a b "JOSEPH Esther Elo". Paris 2024 Olympics. Archived from the original on 6 October 2024. (alternate link)
- ^ "Esther Elo Joseph". World Athletics. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ "Amusan leads gold rush in Accra, wins hurdles, relay events". Punchng. 21 March 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ "Dawn of a new era as African Games end". punchng.com. 23 March 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ "Ofili, Okere made our jons easy in Bahamas says AFN". Guarianng. 9 May 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ "Two Nigerian teams qualify for Olympic Games Relays". Premium Times. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ "Women's 400m Hurdles Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ "AFN lists 35 track-and-field athletes for Olympics". punchng.com. 7 July 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
External links
- Esther Elo Joseph at World Athletics
- Esther Elo Joseph at Olympics.com
- Esther Elo Joseph at the Accra 2023 African Games (archived)
- Esther Joseph at InterSportStats
- Esther Joseph on Instagram