| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Italian |
| Born | (1971-08-13) August 13, 1971 (age 53) Brixen, Italy |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Italy |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Women's heptathlon |
| Club | G.S. Fiamme Gialle |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best |
|
Ifeoma Ozoeze (born 13 August 1971) is an Italian former heptathlete.
Career
She finished fifteenth at the 1991 World Championships and eighth at the 1992 European Indoor Championships. In 1995, Ozoeze won a scholarship to University of California, Berkeley: she won the Pac-10 Conference the same year.
Personal life
Ozoeze's father is a Nigerian gynecologist, her Italian mother Silvana Collodo was the president of the Faculty of Literature and Philosophy of Padua.
Ozoeze was arrested in 2008 for extortion, and was placed in the women's prison of Venice. During her time in prison, she published a book titled "Perché".
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Italy
| |||||
| 1988 | World Junior Championships | Sudbury, Canada | — | Heptathlon | DNF |
| 1990 | World Junior Championships | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | — | Heptathlon | DNF |
| 1991 | World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 8th | Heptathlon | 6056 pt 
|
| 1992 | European Indoor Championships | Genoa, Italy | 8th | Pentathlon | 4137 pt |
National titles
Ifeoma Ozoeze has won one time the individual national championship.
- 1 win in Eptathlon (1990)
See also
Bibliography
- Ozoeze, Ifeoma (2016). Perché (in Italian). Masso delle Fate. ISBN 978-8860393722.
References
- 1992 European Indoor Championships - women's heptathlon - Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite
- "Track Squads Travel To Pac-10 Multi-Event Championships, Modesto Relays". California Golden Bears Athletics. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ Andrea Benatti (1 May 2017). "Ricordate il prodigio Ifeoma Ozoeze? Dal carcere il tentativo di rinascita: la sua storia". Queen Atletica (in Italian). Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- "Arrestata Ifeoma, ex stella dell'atletica - il mattino di Padova". Archivio - il mattino di Padova (in Italian). 19 September 2008. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANE SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
