Daisy Osakue

Daisy Oyemwenosa Osakue (born 16 January 1996) is an Italian discus thrower who came 5th at the 2018 European Athletics Championships.^[2] She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Discus throw.^[3]

Daisy Osakue

Daisy Osakue in 2019.
Personal information
Full name	Daisy Oyemwenosa Osakue
Born	(1996-01-16) 16 January 1996 (age 29) Turin, Italy
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event	Discus throw
Club	Sisport SSD Fiamme Gialle[1]
Coached by	Maria Marello (in Italy) Nate Janusey (in USA)
Achievements and titles
Personal best	Discus throw: 64.57 m (2023)
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  Italy European Games 2023 Kraków-Małopolska Discus throw Universiade 2019 Naples Discus throw

Osakue holds the NCAA Division II women's discus record of 61.35 m,^[4] and her throw of 63.66 m on 31 July 2021 during the qualifying round of the 2021 Tokyo Olympics established a new national record for Italy. Osakue's Coach is Maria Marello, former Italian discus thrower.

Biography

Osakue was born in Turin to Nigerian parents and became a naturalized Italian citizen at the age of 18.^[5]

Athletics accomplishments

She attended Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas, where she became an eight-time NCAA Division II All-American in the women's discus. She is a two-time Division II national champion (2018 and 2019). In 2019 she set the Division II record for the longest discus throw at 61.35 metres (201 feet 3 inches)^[4][6] She is also a second team Division II All-American in the high jump. In 2018, after having established the 4th all-time Italian performance in the discus throw, she obtained the standard FIDAL and EAA and was called by DT Elio Locatelli to represent Italy at the European Championships in Berlin.^[7] In 2021 she participated in the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, representing Italy.

Assault

On 30 July 2018, in her home town of Moncalieri, an egg was thrown at Osakue from a passing car. Her eye needed to be surgically operated on to remove a shard of the egg's shell. Osakue believed the egging was because of racism.^[8][9] Three young men, including the son of a local Democratic Party councillor, were indicted; one admitted seven cases of egging strangers in the last two months.^[10] The case went to trial without an aggravated charge of racial motivation, which was not contested by prosecutors.^[11] Many Italian politicians, foreign and domestic news websites, published fake news about the case.^[12][13]

Statistics

National records

• Discus throw (Under 23): 59.72 m ( San Angelo, Texas, 8 April 2018) - current holder^[14]
• Discus throw: 64.57 m ( Pietrasanta, 11 June 2023) - current holder^[14]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Measure	Notes
2017	European Team Championships	Lille	6th	57.64 m
2018	Mediterranean Games	Tarragona	11th	51.49 m
	European Championships	Berlin	5th	59.32 m
2019	Summer Universiade	Naples	1st	61.69 m
2021	Summer Olympics	Tokyo	12th	59.97 m	63.66 m NR in qual.

National titles

Osakue won six national championships at individual senior level.^[16][17]

• Italian Athletics Championships
  • Discus throw: 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
• Italian Winter Throwing Championships
  • Discus throw: 2022,^[18] 2023

See also

• Italian all-time lists - discus throw
• Naturalized athletes of Italy
• Italy at the 2018 European Athletics Championships