Ebikewenimo Welson

Ebikewenimo Welson is a Nigerian freestyle wrestler. He won three medals at the Commonwealth Games: in 2010, he won the silver medal in the men's 55 kg event and he repeated this in 2014 with the silver medal in the men's 57 kg event. In 2018, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's 57 kg event.

Ebikewenimo Welson
Sport
CountryNigeria
SportAmateur wrestling
Event(s)Freestyle
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Nigeria
Commonwealth Games
2010 New Delhi 55 kg
2014 Glasgow 57 kg
2018 Gold Coast 57 kg
African Games
2019 Rabat 57 kg
2015 Brazzaville 57 kg
African Wrestling Championships
2014 Tunis 57 kg
2016 Alexandria 57 kg
2018 Port Harcourt 57 kg

He represented Nigeria at the 2019 African Games held in Rabat, Morocco and he won the silver medal in the men's 57 kg event.[1]

He won the gold medal in the men's 57 kg event at the 2014 African Wrestling Championships and the silver medal in that event at the 2016 African Wrestling Championships. At the 2018 African Wrestling Championships he also won the silver medal in the men's 57 kg event.[2] He was unable to compete at the 2019 African Wrestling Championships due to injury.[3]

References
  1. "2019 African Games Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 July 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  2. Pavitt, Michael (10 February 2018). "Senegalese clinches eighth gold at African Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  3. Etchells, Daniel (31 March 2019). "Tunisia claim freestyle team title at African Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 17 January 2020.


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