Winnie Gofit

Winnie Gofit also known as Winifred Gofit (born May 22, 1994) is a Nigerian freestyle wrestler. She is a gold medalist of the African Championships in 2017 and 2018. She is also a silver medallist of Commonwealth Wrestling Championship.[1][2]

Winnie Gofit
Personal information
OccupationSoldier Judoka
Sport
CountryNigeria
SportAmateur wrestling
Event(s)Freestyle
Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Nigeria
Commonwealth Wrestling Championship
2017 Marrakesh 72 kg
African Wrestling Championships
2017 Marrakesh 72 kg
2018 Port Harcourt 72 kg

Winnie is included in the Nigerian Judo Hall Of Fame as the Highest ranked woman in Nigerian Judo Federation.[3][4]

Sports career

In 2017, she won the gold medal in the women's freestyle 75 kg event at the 2017 African Wrestling Championships held in Marrakesh, Morocco.[5][6]

Also in 2017, she represented Commonwealth Wrestling Championship held in Johannesburg, South Africa and she won the silver medal in the women's freestyle 72 kg event.[7]

In 2018, she won the gold medal in the women's freestyle 72 kg event at the 2018 African Wrestling Championships held in Port Harcourt, Nigeria.[8]

References
  1. "Winnie GOFIT / IJF.org". www.ijf.org. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  2. "Winifred Gofit, Judoka, JudoInside". www.judoinside.com. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  3. "Nigeria Judo Hall of Fame". judo.sitesng.com. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
  4. "International Wrestling Database". www.iat.uni-leipzig.de. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
  5. "International Wrestling Database". www.iat.uni-leipzig.de. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
  6. Published. "Seven Nigerians win gold in Morocco". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
  7. tristan. "Commonwealth Wrestling Championship". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
  8. "International Wrestling Database". www.iat.uni-leipzig.de. Retrieved 2020-11-10.


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