Esther Oyema (born 20 April 1982) is a Nigerian powerlifter. Oyema competed in the women's 61 kg event at the

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where she won a gold medal and set a new world record by lifting 122.4 kg in the heavyweight category. In 2015, she won a gold medal at the

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by lifting 133 kg, beating her previous record of 126 kg. In the same year, she traveled all the way to

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where she won another gold medal at the IPC Powerlifting Asian Open Championships by lifting 79 kg. During the

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she won a silver medal by beating her Mexican counterpart,

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in the women's 55 kg lifting. She won a gold medal and created a new world record of 131 kg in the women's lightweight event at the

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. On May 21, 2020, the

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(IPC) banned her for four years after failing a doping test. She competed at the 2019 International Paralympic competition held at the Oriental Hotel,

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in Lagos, where she won another gold medal, but this was later forfeited. Her urine sample was collected by the IPC during the competition and she tested positive for 19-norandrosterone.

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