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Full name | Daisy Oyemwenosa Osakue | ||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Turin, Italy | 16 January 1996||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Discus throw | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Coached by | Maria Marello (in Italy) Nate Janusey (in USA) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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.