Daisy Osakue

Daisy Osakue (born 16 January 1996) is an Italian female discus thrower that was 5th at the 2018 European Athletics Championships.[2] In 2018 her personal best of 59.72 m (as of July 2018) is the 39th best measure in the seasonal world lists.[3]

Daisy Osakue
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1996-01-16) 16 January 1996
Turin, Italy
ResidenceMoncalieri, Italy
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
Country Italy
SportAthletics
Event(s)Discus throw
Club
Coached byMaria Marello (in Italy)
Nate Janusey (in USA)
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • Discus throw: 61.69 m (2019)
Medal record
Universiade
2019 NaplesDiscus throw

Biography

Osakue was born in Turin to Nigerian parents. She became a naturalized Italian citizen at the age of 18.[4] 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.[5]

On July 30, 2018, in her home town of Moncalieri, an egg was thrown at her from a passing car. Her eye needed to be surgically operated on to remove a shard of the egg's shell. At first the egging was thought to be a case of racism,[6][7] the Italian police later stated that this was the last of three eggings within a few days, each with different targets. A pensioner reported the egging of his house at night, between July 14 and 15. On July 25, before midnight, three women were hit on the arm by eggs from a passing car while leaving a restaurant in the same area of Turin.[8][9]

Statistics

National records
Under 23

Personal bests

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionMeasureNotes
2017 European Team Championships Lille 6th 57.64 m
2018 Mediterranean Games Tarragona 11th 51.49 m
European Championships Berlin 5th 59.32 m
2019 Summer Universiade Naples 1st 61.69 m

See also

References
  1. "Gruppi Sportivi Fiamme Gialle - Schede atleti Atletica" (in Italian). fiammegialle.org. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  2. "2018 European Athletics Championships - Discus Throw Women". european-athletics.org. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  3. "SENIOR OUTDOOR 2018 - DISCUS THROW WOMEN". iaaf.org. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  4. "Daisy Osakue Biografia" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  5. "Azzurri a Berlino: c'è anche Stecchi" (in Italian). fidal.it. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  6. "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».
  7. "Ethnic African Athlete Latest Injured in Italy Racism Cases". nytimes.com. 30 July 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  8. "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
  9. "Il papà di Daisy minaccia: "Noi via dall'Italia" Ma ora spuntano due arresti e una condanna". ilgiornale.it (in Italian). 3 August 2018. Archived from the original on 3 August 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  10. "Primati e migliori prestazioni italiane (aggiornati al 13-7-2018)" (PDF) (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  11. She throwed a better measure, 58.73 m in qualification round.
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