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Nigerian Paralympic powerlifter (born 1979) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Josephine Precious Orji (born 8 April 1979) is a Nigerian professional powerlifter. On 14 September 2016, she won gold in the women's +86kg category at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Brazil before she went on to set a new world and Games record by lifting 160 kg (350 lb) at the same event.[1][2]
![]() Orji with her world record gold medal for Nigeria | |||||||||||||||
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Nickname | Precious | ||||||||||||||
Born | 8 April 1979 | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 134 kg (295 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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Josephine developed a passion for powerlifting in 2001 after visiting a gym in Owerri and trying out the sport for the first time. Afterwards, she quit her job as a computer expert in a cyber café and commenced her training to develop a career in sport as a powerlifter.[3]
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