Lovelyn Orji-Ben

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Lovelyn Orji-Ben
Personal information
Full nameLovelyn Orji-Ben
Nationality Nigeria
Born (1979-12-03) 3 December 1979 (age 44)
Nigeria
Sport
SportJudo
Event48 kg
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Nigeria
African Judo Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Casablanca 48 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Algiers 48 kg
African Games
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Johannesburg -48 kg

Lovelyn Orji-Ben (born 3 December 1979) is a Nigerian judoka who competed in the women's 48 kg events. She won a bronze medal at the 1999 Pan African Games and two bronze medals at the African Judo Championships in 1997 and 2000.[1]

Sports career[edit]

At African Judo Championships Lovelyn has won two medals in total. The first being the 1997 African Judo Championships held in Casablanca, Morocco. Lovelyn took part in the 48 kg event where she won the bronze medal. The second at the 2000 African Judo Championships held in Algiers, Algeria where she won a silver medal also in the 48 kg event.[2][3]

At 1999 All-Africa Games was held in Johannesburg, South Africa, she won a bronze medal after participating in the 48 kg event.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Lovelyn Orji-Ben, Judoka, JudoInside". www.judoinside.com. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  2. ^ "African Championships Casablanca, Event, JudoInside". judoinside.com. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  3. ^ "African Championships Algier, Event, JudoInside". judoinside.com. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  4. ^ "African Games Johannesburg, Event, JudoInside". www.judoinside.com. Retrieved 20 November 2020.