Gymnastics in Nigeria - Hall of Fame
There are some Nigerian gymnasts who have the country proud, they have competed in many gymnastic tournaments and championships and have made unexpected performances which the country can boast of, some of the gymnasts includes;
Jade Faulkner is a rhythmic gymnastics competitor born on the 21st day of December 1993.
She was born and brought up in the city of Coventry, West Midlands, England; she represented Nigeria at the 2018 Commonwealth Games after changing nation representation.
Jade Faulkner is the first Nigeria gymnasts that made a score that lifted the country in the world gymnastics map at the Commonwealth Games in Australia billed from April 4th to 15th, 2018. She ranked 10th overall after she scored 6.000 points in the Ribbon and 9.800 points in the Hoop. She scored a total of 33.800 points after four rotations.
Tayo Fakiyesi
A Nigeria professional gymnast who represents the country in gymnastic competitions. He represented the country at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia held in March.
Uche Eke
Is also another popular name in the sports of gymnastics; he has won a gold medal for Nigeria in the Gymnastic competition held in South Africa. He is based in the United States of America and has competed in many gymnastics championships.
Other Nigerian gymnast includes Sefiya Turku, Kaima Ihedioha, Amaka Asemota, Iveren Herlger, Daniela Asemota, Nnfonmma Bassey, Whitney Coffi-Spiff, Asemota Gabriella, Mohammed Haliru, Emeka Ekezie, Helen Ocheke and more.
