Esther Toko
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Esther Tamaraebi Toko |
| National team | Nigeria |
| Born | 28 March 2000 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Rowing |
Esther Tamaraebi Toko (born 28 March 2000) is a Nigerian rower. She won bronze and silver medals at the 2019 African Beach Games and she also qualified to row single sculls at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Career
[edit]Toko competed in the 2015 World Rowing Championships and the 2019 African Games.[1] At the latter event, she competed in four events.[2] She then won a bronze and a silver medal at the African Beach Games in Cape Verde in 2019.[3]
Toko was then selected to be the first home-based rower to represent Nigeria at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3] She qualified to compete in the single sculls after coming third in the B-final at the 2019 FISA African Olympic Qualification Regatta in Tunisia.[4] As of February 2020, she was one of thirteen Nigerian athletes who had qualified for the Olympics in Tokyo in eleven different sports.[5]
Toko trains at the National Institute for Sports in Lagos.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Aviron – Esther Tamaramiyebi Toko (Nigéria)". www.les-sports.info. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- ^ "African Games (Rowing) Athlete Profile : TOKO Esther Tamaramiyebi". www.jar2019.ma. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- ^ a b "These Women Are Representing Nigeria in Water Sports at the 2020 Olympics". BellaNaija. 21 March 2020. Archived from the original on 7 April 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- ^ Nduka, Dan-Ekeh (29 January 2020). "19-year Old, ESTHER TOKO TAMARAEBI Currently Preparing Hard For The Olympics". WotzupNG. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- ^ Monye, Alex (28 February 2020). "13 athletes qualify for Tokyo, ministry prunes events to 11". The Guardian Nigeria. Archived from the original on 18 March 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- ^ Ogunseye, Adebanjo (24 January 2020). "Tokyo 2020: Esther Toko Shaping up for debut Olympic Games Appearance". Latest Sports News In Nigeria. Archived from the original on 28 January 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2020.