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Elizabeth Anyanacho
Two-time Olympian, African champion and Nigeria’s first world taekwondo medallist in 20 years.
- 2025World bronze
- 2023African Games gold
- 2Olympic Games
- −67 kgWeight class
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Nigeria’s leading fighter
Elizabeth Oluchi Anyanacho, born on 9 April 1999, fights in the women’s −67 kg. She won bronze at the 2019 African Games in Rabat and the Nigeria Open the same year, and qualified for her first Olympics, Tokyo 2020, where she lost in the round of 16 to Turkey’s Nur Tatar.
African champion and two-time Olympian
At the African Games in Accra (March 2024) she won gold in the −67 kg and a mixed team bronze, then qualified for Paris 2024 at the African qualifier in Dakar. In 2025 she added bronze at the Islamic Solidarity Games.
World medal in Wuxi
In October 2025 Anyanacho won bronze at the World Taekwondo Championships in Wuxi, China, the first world championship medal for Nigerian taekwondo in 20 years.
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Quick answers
Elizabeth Anyanacho: quick answers
Who is Elizabeth Anyanacho?
A Nigerian taekwondo athlete born on 9 April 1999, who fought at the Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024 Olympics and won bronze at the 2025 World Championships.
What did Elizabeth Anyanacho win at the African Games?
Gold in the women’s −67 kg at Accra 2023 (held in March 2024), after bronze at Rabat 2019.