Daisy Osakue

Daisy Osakue
Personal information
Nationality Italian
Born (1996-01-16) 16 January 1996
Turin, Italy
Residence Moncalieri, Italy
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
Country Italy Italy
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Discus throw
Club Sisport SSD
Coached by Maria Marello
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • Discus throw: 59.72 m (2018)

Daisy Osakue (born 16 January 1996) is an Italian female discus thrower that was 5th at the 2018 European Athletics Championships.[1] Her personal best of 59.72 m (as of July 2018) is the 39th best measure in the seasonal world lists.[2]

Biography

Born in Turin from Nigerian parents, Italian naturalized at the age of 18.[3] In 2018, after having established the 4th all-time Italian performance in the discus throw, she obtained the standard FIDAL and EAA and was called by DT Elio Locatelli to represent Italy at the European Championships in Berlin.[4]

On July 30, 2018, in her home town of Moncalieri, young people threw an egg on her driving alongside. The eye needed to be surgically operated to remove a fragment of the egg shell. At first it was thought to a possible case of racism,[5][6] the Italian police later stating it was the last of three episodes in few days, each with different targets. A pensioner reported the launch of eggs against his house in the night between July 14 and 15. On July 25, before midnight, three women were hit on the arm by eggs thrown out of a passing car while leaving a street restaurant in the same area of Turin.[7][8]

National records

Under 23

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventMeasureNotes
2017 European Team Championships France Lille 6th Discus throw 57.64 m
2018 Mediterranean Games Spain Tarragona 11th Discus throw 51.49 m
European Championships Germany Berlin 5th Discus throw 58.32 m [10]

Personal bests

See also

References

  1. ↑ "2018 European Athletics Championships - Discus Throw Women". european-athletics.org. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  2. ↑ "SENIOR OUTDOOR 2018 - DISCUS THROW WOMEN". iaaf.org. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  3. ↑ "Daisy Osakue Biografia" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  4. ↑ "Azzurri a Berlino: c'è anche Stecchi" (in Italian). fidal.it. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  5. ↑ "Daisy Osakue aggredita: «Volevano colpire ragazza di colore». Salvini: «Nessuna emergenza razzismo»" (in Italian). corriere.it. 30 July 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018. La 22enne racconta: «Non mi piace usare la parola razzismo ma questa volta penso sia così. Pensavano fossi una prostituta».
  6. ↑ "Ethnic African Athlete Latest Injured in Italy Racism Cases". nytimes.com. 30 July 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  7. ↑ "Daisy Osakue, campionessa azzurra di origine nigeriana, ferita in sospetto atto di razzismo". repubblica.it (in Italian). GEDI Gruppo Editoriale S.p.A. 30 July 2018. Archived from the original on 30 July 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2018. I carabinieri non credono al movente razziale perché è il terzo episodio negli ultimi giorni e con bersagli sempre diversi
  8. ↑ "Il papà di Daisy minaccia: "Noi via dall'Italia" Ma ora spuntano due arresti e una condanna". ilgiornale.it (in Italian). 3 August 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  9. ↑ "Primati e migliori prestazioni italiane (aggiornati al 13-7-2018)" (PDF) (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  10. ↑ She throwed a better measure, 58.73 m in qualification round.
  11. ↑ "Daisy Osakue - Personal Bests". iaaf.org. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
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