Beauty Otuedo

Beauty Akinaere Otuedo
Otuedo in 2023
Personal information
National team Nigeria
Born (1997-10-10) 10 October 1997
Sport
SportSprint canoeing

Beauty Akinaere Otuedo (born 10 October 1997) is a Nigerian sprint canoeist.

Biography

Otuedo was born on 10 October 1997[1] into a fishing family.[2]

In 2018, Otuedo won bronze at the African Admiral Porbeni national competition.[3] She was coached by her brother Goodluck Gbamire.[4]

Otuedo and Ayomide Bello won the Canoe Sprint African Paris 2024 Qualifier at Jabi Lake in Nigeria with a time of 2:24.45.[3][4][5] They represented Nigeria at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[5] They finished 5th in the first heat of the women's doubles 500 meters quarterfinals with a time of 2:07.86.[6][7][8] Otuedo also competed in the singles 200 meters event.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Beauty Akinaere Otuedo". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
  2. ^ Sankar, Vimal (6 August 2024). "Never say never: Otuedo and Powei's powerful message to girls in Nigeria". International Canoe Federation (ICF). Retrieved 28 January 2026.
  3. ^ a b Appiah-Fei, Esther (10 December 2023). "Nigeria's power duo Ayomide Bello and Beauty Otudeo: It's all about self-belief". Olympics.com. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
  4. ^ a b Haruna, Kabir (17 July 2024). "Bello, Otudeo gear up to make waves in Olympic canoeing". News360 Nigeria. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
  5. ^ a b Aikigbe, Godwin (16 July 2024). "Olympics: Bello, Otudeo set to take canoeing by storm". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
  6. ^ Kolawole, Hashim (6 August 2024). "Nigerian Canoeists Bello, Otuedo Advance to Final B at Paris 2024 Olympics". Sports247 Nigeria. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
  7. ^ Philip, Sedara (6 August 2024). "Paris 2024 Olympics:Ayomide Bello And Beauty Otuedo Through To Final Of Women's Canoe Doubles 500m Event". Sportsgister. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
  8. ^ "Day 11 of Olympics: Nigeria's canoeing duo through to women's doubles 500m final". Per Second News. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
  9. ^ Ochicha, Lovette (8 August 2024). "Paris 2024: Nigeria's Ayomide Bello, Beauty Otuedo Fall Short In Women's Canoe Heats, Move To Quarterfinals". Sports247 Nigeria. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
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