Ebikewenimo Welson (born 22 November 1992) is a Nigerian

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. He is a four-time medalist at the

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and a two-time medalist at the African Games.

Career

He won four medals at the

: in 2010, he won the silver medal in the men's 55 kg event and he repeated this in 2014 with the silver medal in the men's 57 kg event. In 2018, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's 57 kg event. He won the silver medal in the men's 57 kg event at the

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. He represented Nigeria at the

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held in Rabat, Morocco and he won the silver medal in the men's 57 kg event. He won the gold medal in the men's 57 kg event at the

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and the silver medal in that event at the

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. At the

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held in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, he also won the silver medal in the men's 57 kg event. He was unable to compete at the

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due to injury. In 2021, he won a gold medal at the Baraza Champion of Champions wrestling tournament held in

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, Bayelsa State, Nigeria. A few months later, he competed at the

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hoping to qualify for the

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in Tokyo, Japan. He won the silver medal in his event at the

2022 African Wrestling Championships The 2022 African Wrestling Championships was a wrestling competition. The competition was originally scheduled to be held in El Jadida, Morocco, during 6–11 April 2021, then was postponed to 17–22 May 2022 at the same venue. Medals Seniors J ...

held in El Jadida, Morocco. He won the silver medal in the men's 57 kg event at the

held in Birmingham, England.

Achievements

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