Daisy Osakue

Daisy Osakue
Daisy Osakue in 2019.
Personal information
Full nameDaisy Oyemwenosa Osakue
NationalityItalian
Born (1996-01-16) 16 January 1996 (age 28)
Turin, Italy
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
CountryItaly Italy
SportAthletics
EventDiscus throw
Club
Coached byMaria Marello (in Italy)
Nate Janusey (in USA)
Achievements and titles
Personal best
  • Discus throw: 64.57 m (2023)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Italy
European Games
Silver medal – second place 2023 Kraków-Małopolska Discus throw
Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2019 Naples Discus throw

Daisy Osakue (born 16 January 1996) is an Italian discus thrower who came 5th at the 2018 European Athletics Championships.[2] She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Discus throw.[3]

Osakue holds the NCAA Division II women's discus record of 61.35 m,[4] and her throw of 63.66 m on 31 July 2021 during the qualifying round of the 2021 Tokyo Olympics established a new national record for Italy. Osakue's Coach is Maria Marello, former Italian discus thrower.

  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. ^ "Athletics OSAKUE Daisy". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-08-04. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
  4. ^ Schaefer, Matt (25 May 2019). "MEET RECAP: 2019 NCAA DII Outdoor T&F Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 1 August 2021.