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Nigerian and Italian discus thrower From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Daisy Osakue (born 16 January 1996) is an Italian discus thrower who came 5th at the 2018 European Athletics Championships.[2] She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Discus throw.[3]
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| Full name | Daisy Oyemwenosa Osakue | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 January 1996 Turin, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Discus throw | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Coached by | Maria Marello (in Italy) Nate Janusey (in USA) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Osakue holds the NCAA Division II women's discus record of 61.35 m,[4] and her throw of 63.66 m on 31 July 2021 during the qualifying round of the 2021 Tokyo Olympics established a new national record for Italy. Osakue's Coach is Maria Marello, former Italian discus thrower.
Osakue was born in Turin to Nigerian parents and became a naturalized Italian citizen at the age of 18.[5]
She attended Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas, where she became an eight-time NCAA Division II All-American in the women's discus. She is a two-time Division II national champion (2018 and 2019). In 2019 she set the Division II record for the longest discus throw at 61.35 metres (201 feet 3 inches)[4][6] She is also a second team Division II All-American in the high jump. In 2018, after having established the 4th all-time Italian performance in the discus throw, she obtained the standard FIDAL and EAA and was called by DT Elio Locatelli to represent Italy at the European Championships in Berlin.[7] In 2021 she participated in the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, representing Italy.
On 30 July 2018, in her home town of Moncalieri, an egg was thrown at Osakue from a passing car. Her eye needed to be surgically operated on to remove a shard of the egg's shell. Osakue believed the egging was because of racism.[8][9] Three young men, including the son of a local Democratic Party councillor, were indicted; one admitted seven cases of egging strangers in the last two months.[10] The case went to trial without an aggravated charge of racial motivation, which was not contested by prosecutors.[11] Many Italian politicians, foreign and domestic news websites, published fake news about the case.[12][13]
San Angelo, Texas, 8 April 2018) - current holder[14] Pietrasanta, 11 June 2023) - current holder[15]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Measure | Notes |
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| 2017 | European Team Championships |  Lille |
6th | 57.64 m | |
| 2018 | Mediterranean Games |  Tarragona |
11th | 51.49 m | |
| European Championships |  Berlin |
5th | 59.32 m | ||
| 2019 | Summer Universiade | Naples |
1st | 61.69 m | |
| 2021 | Summer Olympics |  Tokyo |
12th | 59.97 m | 63.66 m NR in qual. |
Osakue won six national championships at individual senior level.[17][18]
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