Esther Oyema

Nigeria

Powerlifting

Biography

Impairment information

Origin of Impairment

Acquired

Further personal information

Residence

Benin City, NGR

Occupation

Athlete

Languages

English

Sport specific information

When and where did you begin this sport?

She began powerlifting in 2000 in Bauchi, Nigeria.

International debut

Year

2003

Competing for

Nigeria

Tournament

All Africa Games

Location

Abuja, NGR

General interest

Hobbies

Listening to music. (Facebook profile, 07 Jun 2019)

Most influential person in career

Nigerian powerlifter Obaretin Abraham. (Athlete, 26 Aug 2012)

Awards and honours

In 2012 she was named Member of the Order of the Niger [MON]. (sportsdayonline.com, 20 Mar 2014; thisdaylive.com, 13 Oct 2012)

Impairment

Her impairment is a result of the effects of polio. (Athlete, 26 Aug 2012)

Other information

SANCTION
In May 2020 she was suspended for four years by the International Paralympic Committee [IPC] after returning an adverse analytical finding for the banned substance 19-norandrosterone in a sample provided in January 2019 after competing at an international competition in Lagos, Nigeria. Her period of ineligibility runs until May 2023 and she was stripped of the gold medal she won in Lagos. (paralympic.org, 20 May 2020)

Results

		Unit	Date	Rank

London 2012 Paralympic Games (London, Great Britain)
Event	Medal	Unit	Date	Rank
Women's -48 kg		Final Round	2012-09-01	1

2014 IPC Powerlifting World Championships (Dubai, United Arab Emirates)
Event	Medal	Unit	Date	Rank
Women's Up to 55.00 kg MD		Final	2014-04-08	1

Rio 2016 Paralympic Games (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Event	Medal	Unit	Date	Rank
Women's -55 kg		Final Round	2016-09-10	2