Elizabeth Ndudi
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| Nationality |  Ireland | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 March 2005 Dublin | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Track and Field | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Long Jump | ||||||||||||||
| College team | Illinois Fighting Illini | ||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Petros Kyprianou | ||||||||||||||
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Elizabeth Ndudi (born 21 March 2005) is an Irish track and field athlete. She won the long jump at the 2023 European Athletics U20 Championships, making her Ireland's first field event medalist at such a championship.[1]
Career
[edit]Ndudi holds the longest Irish jump, followed by Kelly Proper. At the 2024 Gary Wieneke Memorial, in April, she set a national record with a jump of 6.68m.[2] Ndudi won the long jump at the 2023 European Athletics U20 Championships, with a result of 6.56m.[1][3] She has previously won the Irish National Championships held in Morton Stadium, Dublin in July 2023 and the Irish National Indoor Championships held in the National Indoor Arena, Abbotstown, Dublin in February 2023.[4]
Personal life
[edit]Ndudi was born in Dublin, Ireland to a Nigerian father and a Dutch-Irish mother. She grew up in Dundrum, Dublin until the age of 11, when she moved to Nantes, France. Ndudi has been attending the University of Illinois, USA on a scholarship, since autumn 2023.[1][5][6][2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Elizabeth Ndudi wins long jump gold for Ireland in historic first". The Irish Times.
- ^ a b "DSD's Elizabeth Ndudi breaks the National Senior Long Jump record!". 11 May 2024. Archived from the original on 11 May 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ "Meet Elizabeth Ndudi - continuing the golden generation of young Irish athletes rising to the top". The Irish Times.
- ^ "Elizabeth NDUDI". worldathletics.org. World Athletics.
- ^ "Dream Debut for Elizabeth". DSD Athletics Club. 26 June 2022.
- ^ "Illini Track and Field Announce Early 2023 Signing Class". University of Illinois Athletics. 19 December 2022.
