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NADIA EKE ‘15CC | World Profile
Ghana | Accra, Ghana | Holy Name H.S.
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World/National Stage: Qualified for 2020 Tokyo Olympics … Ghanaian national recordholder in the triple jump … Named Ghana’s 2017 Female Athlete of the Year by the Sports Writers Association of Ghana … Earned three consecutive IAAF African Athletics Continental medals, including Gold in 2016 … Earned Bronze medal in 2015 and Silver in 2014 … Served as an Assistant Track and Field coach at NYU (2016-17) and Columbia (2015-16) … Attended University of Miami School of Law.
 
At Columbia (2011-15): NCAA Woman of the Year Finalist … Ivy League Woman of the Year nominee … Four-time All-American (2012 outdoor triple jump, 2014 indoor triple jump, 2015 indoor triple jump, 2015 outdoor triple jump) … Three-time USTFCCCA First Team All-American … Highest national finish was a third place at the 2015 Indoor NCAA Championships … Career bests were a 13.32m (indoor) and 13.46m (outdoor) in triple jump … Also competed in the long jump with personal-bests of 5.85m (indoor) and 6.08m (outdoor) … 10-time Ivy League champion and 15-time All-Ivy League honoree … USTCCCA Academic All-American … CapitalOne CoSIDa Academic All-American as a senior … Winner of the Maniatty Award at the 2015 Columbia Varsity C Banquet (most decorated athlete during their four years as a Lion) … Graduated from Columbia College in 2015 with a bachelor’s degree in Psychology.
 
More on Eke:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKsDClw3d0M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEqVKlXru3U
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2000aiBl4mo
https://www.telegram.com/story/sports/2020/08/22/where-are-they-now-olympic-dream-on-hold-worcesters-nadia-eke-excelling-as-ceo/42432837/
https://citisportsonline.com/2020/07/10/invest-in-grassroots-athletics-nadia-eke-implores-government/
https://www.ghanaolympic.org/?item=398