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Daisy Osakue

Daisy Osakue
Daisy Osakue in 2019.
Personal information
Full nameDaisy Oyemwenosa Osakue
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 Oyemwenosa 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.

Biography

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Osakue was born in Turin to Nigerian parents and became a naturalized Italian citizen at the age of 18.[5]

Athletics accomplishments

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She attended Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas, where she became an eight-time NCAA Division II All-American in the women's discus. She is a two-time Division II national champion (2018 and 2019). In 2019 she set the Division II record for the longest discus throw at 61.35 metres (201 feet 3 inches)[4][6] She is also a second team Division II All-American in the high jump. In 2018, after having established the 4th all-time Italian performance in the discus throw, she obtained the standard FIDAL and EAA and was called by DT Elio Locatelli to represent Italy at the European Championships in Berlin.[7] In 2021 she participated in the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, representing Italy.

Assault

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On 30 July 2018, in her home town of Moncalieri, an egg was thrown at Osakue from a passing car. Her eye needed to be surgically operated on to remove a shard of the egg's shell. Osakue believed the egging was because of racism.[8][9] Three young men, including the son of a local Democratic Party councillor, were indicted; one admitted seven cases of egging strangers in the last two months.[10] The case went to trial without an aggravated charge of racial motivation, which was not contested by prosecutors.[11] Many Italian politicians, foreign and domestic news websites, published fake news about the case.[12][13]

Statistics

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National records

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Achievements

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Year Competition Venue Position Measure Notes
2017 European Team Championships France Lille 6th 57.64 m
2018 Mediterranean Games Spain Tarragona 11th 51.49 m
European Championships Germany Berlin 5th 59.32 m
2019 Summer Universiade Italy Naples 1st 61.69 m
2021 Summer Olympics Japan Tokyo 12th 59.97 m 63.66 m NR in qual.

National titles

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Osakue won six national championships at individual senior level.[16][17]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Gruppi Sportivi Fiamme Gialle - Schede atleti Atletica". fiammegialle.org (in Italian). Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  2. ^ "2018 European Athletics Championships - Discus Throw Women". european-athletics.org. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  3. ^ "OSAKUE Daisy". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 4 August 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  4. ^ a b Schaefer, Matt (25 May 2019). "MEET RECAP: 2019 NCAA DII Outdoor T&F Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Daisy Osakue Biografia". fidal.it (in Italian). Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  6. ^ "Angelo State athlete Daisy Osakue will compete in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics". GoSan Angelo. 30 June 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Azzurri a Berlino: c'è anche Stecchi". fidal.it (in Italian). 27 July 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  8. ^ Ellie Hall, "An Attack On Black Italian Discus Thrower Daisy Osakue Is Being Investigated For Racism," BuzzFeed News, 31 July 2018 https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ellievhall/discus-thrower-daisy-osakue-attack Retrieved 1 August 2021
  9. ^ "Daisy Osakue aggredita: "Volevano colpire ragazza di colore". Salvini: "Nessuna emergenza razzismo"" [Daisy Osakue attacked: "They wanted to hurt a girl of colour". Salvini: "No racism emergency"]. Corriere della Sera (in Italian). 30 July 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018. La 22enne racconta: «Non mi piace usare la parola razzismo ma questa volta penso sia così. Pensavano fossi una prostituta». [The 22-year-old explains: "I don't like using the word racism but this time I think it was. They thought I was a prostitute".
  10. ^ Massenzio, Massimo (2 August 2018). "Caso Daisy Osakue, identificati i lanciatori di uova. Uno è figlio di un consigliere Pd" [Daisy Osakue case, egg throwers identified. One is the son of a Democratic Party councillor]. Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  11. ^ Massenzio, Massimo (1 August 2018). "Daisy, l'indagine prosegue senza "odio razziale"" [Daisy, the investigation continues without "racial hatred"]. Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  12. ^ Amorosi, Antonio (4 August 2018). "La fake su Daisy Osakue. Ecco chi l'ha alimentata.Anche sui giornali esteri." [Fake news on Daisy Osakue. Here's who has fed it. Also in foreign newspapers..] (in Italian). Affari Italiani. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  13. ^ Mej, Ivo (4 August 2018). "Daisy Osakue, cosa ci dice la sua vicenda sulla verità. E sulla sua rappresentazione" [Daisy Osakue, what her story tells us about the truth. And about its representation]. Il Fatto Quotidiano (in Italian). Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  14. ^ a b "Primati e migliori prestazioni italiane (aggiornati al 20-6-2023)" (PDF). fidal.it (in Italian). Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  15. ^ She throwed a better measure, 58.73 m in qualification round.
  16. ^ "TUTTE LE CAMPIONESSE ITALIANE – 1923/2020" (PDF). sportolimpico.it (in Italian). 1 January 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  17. ^ "Dal Molin record italiano 13.27, Jacobs 10.01!". fidal.it (in Italian). 26 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  18. ^ "CAMPIONATI ITALIANI INVERNALI LANCI ASS-PRO-GIOV (JUN/ALL)". fidal.it (in Italian). Retrieved 10 April 2022.
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