Elizabeth Ndudi

Elizabeth Ndudi (born 21 March 2005) is an Irish track and field athlete. She won the long jump at the 2023 European Athletics U20 Championships, making her Ireland's first field event medalist at such a championship.[1]

Elizabeth Ndudi
Personal information
Nationality Ireland
Born (2005-03-21) 21 March 2005
Sport
SportTrack and Field
Event(s)Long Jump
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Ireland
European U20 Championships
Gold medal – first placeJerusalemLong jump

Career

Ndudi now holds the second longest Irish jump behind Kelly Proper. Ndudi produced her personal best to win the long jump at the 2023 European Athletics U20 Championships, with a result of 6.56m.[1][2] She has previously won the Irish National Championships held in Morton Stadium, Dublin in July 2023 and the Irish National Indoor Championships held in the National Indoor Arena, Abbotstown, Dublin in February 2023.[3]

Personal life

Ndudi was born in Dublin, Ireland to a Nigerian father and a Dutch-Irish mother. She grew up in Dundrum, Dublin until the age of 11, when she moved to Nantes, France. Ndudi is set to attend the University of Illinois, USA on a scholarship, starting in autumn 2023.[1][4][5]

References
  1. "Elizabeth Ndudi wins long jump gold for Ireland in historic first". The Irish Times.
  2. "Meet Elizabeth Ndudi - continuing the golden generation of young Irish athletes rising to the top". The Irish Times.
  3. "Elizabeth NDUDI". worldathletics.org. World Athletics.
  4. "Dream Debut for Elizabeth". DSD Athletics Club. 26 June 2022.
  5. "Illini Track and Field Announce Early 2023 Signing Class". University of Illinois Athletics. 19 December 2022.
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