Catherine Ekuta

Catherine Ekuta

Personal information
Full name	Catherine Ewa Ekuta
Nationality	Nigeria
Born	(1979-11-25) 25 November 1979 Lagos, Nigeria
Height	1.43 m (4 ft 8 in)
Weight	57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
Sport	Judo
Event	57 kg
Medal record Women's judo Representing Nigeria All-Africa Games Bronze medal – third place 1999 Johannesburg 52 kg Gold medal – first place 2003 Nigeria 57 kg Bronze medal – third place 2007 Algiers 63 kg

Catherine Ewa Ekuta (born 25 November 1979) is a Nigerian judoka who competed in the women's lightweight category. She picked up a gold and two bronze medals each in the 57-kg division at the All-Africa Games (1999 (bronze), 2003 (gold) and 2007 (bronze)). The gold medal was in 2003 All-Africa Games (Coja) Nigeria, in 57 kg she qualified and represented her nation Nigeria at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Ekuta qualified for the two-member Nigerian judo squad in the women's lightweight class (57 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by winning a gold medal in 2003 All-Africa Games (Coja) Nigeria, in 57 kg), she also placed third and receiving a berth from the African Championships in Tunis, Tunisia. Ekuta received a bye in the opening round, before crashing down the tatami to an ippon and a sleeve lifting and pulling hip throw (sode tsurikomi goshi) from Switzerland's Lena Göldi with just 44 seconds remaining in her first match.

External links

• Catherine Ekuta at JudoInside.com
• Catherine Ekuta at Olympedia