Daisy Osakue

Daisy Osakue (born 16 January 1996) is an Italian female discus thrower who came 5th at the 2018 European Athletics Championships.[2] In 2018 her personal best of 59.72 m (as of July 2018) is the 39th best measure in the seasonal world lists.[3]

Daisy Osakue
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1996-01-16) 16 January 1996
Turin, Italy
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
Country Italy
SportAthletics
Event(s)Discus throw
Club
Coached byMaria Marello (in Italy)
Nate Janusey (in USA)
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • Discus throw: 61.69 m (2019)
Medal record
Universiade
2019 NaplesDiscus throw

Biography

Osakue was born in Turin to Nigerian parents. She became a naturalized Italian citizen at the age of 18.[4] 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.[5]

On 30 July 2018, in her home town of Moncalieri, an egg was thrown at her 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.[6] 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.[7] The case went to trial without an aggravated charge of racial motivation, which was not contested by prosecutors.[8] Many Italian politicians, foreign and domestic news websites, published fake news about the case.[9][10]

Statistics

National records
Under 23

Personal bests

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionMeasureNotes
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

See also

References
  1. "Gruppi Sportivi Fiamme Gialle - Schede atleti Atletica" (in Italian). fiammegialle.org. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  2. "2018 European Athletics Championships - Discus Throw Women". european-athletics.org. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  3. "SENIOR OUTDOOR 2018 - DISCUS THROW WOMEN". iaaf.org. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  4. "Daisy Osakue Biografia" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  5. "Azzurri a Berlino: c'è anche Stecchi" (in Italian). fidal.it. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  6. "Daisy Osakue aggredita: "Volevano colpire ragazza di colore". Salvini: "Nessuna emergenza razzismo"" [Daisy Osakue attacked: "They wanted to hurt a girl of colour". Salvini: "No racism emergency"]. Corriere della Sera (in Italian). 30 July 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018. La 22enne racconta: «Non mi piace usare la parola razzismo ma questa volta penso sia così. Pensavano fossi una prostituta». [The 22-year-old explains: "I don't like using the word racism but this time I think it was. They thought I was a prostitute".
  7. Massenzio, Massimo (2 August 2018). "Caso Daisy Osakue, identificati i lanciatori di uova. Uno è figlio di un consigliere Pd" [Daisy Osakue case, egg throwers identified. One is the son of a Democratic Party councillor]. Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  8. Massenzio, Massimo (1 August 2018). "Daisy, l'indagine prosegue senza «odio razziale»" [Daisy, the investigation continues without "racial hatred"]. Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  9. Amorosi, Antonio (4 August 2018). "La fake su Daisy Osakue. Ecco chi l'ha alimentata.Anche sui giornali esteri." [Fake news on Daisy Osakue. Here's who has fed it. Also in foreign newspapers..] (in Italian). Affari Italiani. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  10. Mej, Ivo (4 August 2018). "Daisy Osakue, cosa ci dice la sua vicenda sulla verità. E sulla sua rappresentazione" [Daisy Osakue, what her story tells us about the truth. And about its representation]. Il Fatto Quotidiano (in Italian). Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  11. "Primati e migliori prestazioni italiane (aggiornati al 13-7-2018)" (PDF) (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  12. She throwed a better measure, 58.73 m in qualification round.
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