Ebikewenimo Welson (born 22 November 1992) is a Nigerian freestyle wrestler. He is a four-time medalist at the Commonwealth Games and a two-time medalist at the African Games.
Career
Welson won four medals at the Commonwealth Games: in 2010, he won the silver medal in the men's 55kg event and he repeated this in 2014 with the silver medal in the men's 57kg event. In 2018, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's 57kg event. He won the silver medal in the men's 57kg event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
Welson represented Nigeria at the 2019 African Games held in Rabat, Morocco and he won the silver medal in the men's 57kg event.
Welson won the gold medal in the men's 57 kg event at the 2014 African Wrestling Championships and the silver medal in that event at the 2016 African Wrestling Championships. At the 2018 African Wrestling Championships 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 2019 African Wrestling Championships due to injury.
In 2021, Welson won a gold medal at the Baraza Champion of Champions wrestling tournament held in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria. A few months later, he competed at the 2021 African & Oceania Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.
Welson won the silver medal in his event at the 2022 African Wrestling Championships held in El Jadida, Morocco. He won the silver medal in the men's 57kg event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham, England.
Achievements
YearTournamentLocationResultEvent2010Commonwealth GamesNew Delhi, India 2ndFreestyle 55 kg 2014African ChampionshipsTunis, Tunisia 1stFreestyle 57 kgCommonwealth GamesGlasgow, Scotland 2ndFreestyle 57 kg2015African GamesBrazzaville, Republic of the Congo 3rdFreestyle 57 kg2016African ChampionshipsAlexandria, Egypt 2ndFreestyle 57 kg 2018African ChampionshipsPort Harcourt, Nigeria 2ndFreestyle 57 kgCommonwealth GamesGold Coast, Australia 3rdFreestyle 57 kg2019African GamesRabat, Morocco 2ndFreestyle 57 kg 2022African ChampionshipsEl Jadida, Morocco 2ndFreestyle 57 kgCommonwealth GamesBirmingham, England 2ndFreestyle 57 kg
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