Ebikewenimo Welson

Ebikewenimo Welson (born 22 November 1992)^[1] is a Nigerian freestyle wrestler. He is a four-time medalist at the Commonwealth Games and a two-time medalist at the African Games.

Ebikewenimo Welson

Welson (left) at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
Personal information
Born	(1992-11-11) 11 November 1992 (age 33)
Sport
Country	Nigeria
Sport	Amateur wrestling
Weight class	57 kg
Event	Freestyle
Medal record Men's freestyle wrestling Representing  Nigeria Commonwealth Games 2010 New Delhi 55 kg 2014 Glasgow 57 kg 2022 Birmingham 57 kg 2018 Gold Coast 57 kg African Games 2019 Rabat 57 kg 2015 Brazzaville 57 kg African Championships 2014 Tunis 57 kg 2016 Alexandria 57 kg 2018 Port Harcourt 57 kg 2022 El Jadida 57 kg

Career

Welson won four medals at the Commonwealth Games: in 2010, he won the silver medal in the men's 55 kg event and he repeated this in 2014 with the silver medal in the men's 57 kg event. In 2018, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's 57 kg event. He won the silver medal in the men's 57 kg 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 57 kg event.^[2]

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.^[3] He was unable to compete at the 2019 African Wrestling Championships due to injury.^[4]

In 2021, Welson won a gold medal at the Baraza Champion of Champions wrestling tournament held in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria.^[5] 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.^[6]

Welson won the silver medal in his event at the 2022 African Wrestling Championships held in El Jadida, Morocco.^[7][8] He won the silver medal in the men's 57 kg event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham, England.^[9][10]

Achievements

Year	Tournament	Location	Result	Event
2010	Commonwealth Games	New Delhi, India	2nd	Freestyle 55 kg
2014	African Championships	Tunis, Tunisia	1st	Freestyle 57 kg
	Commonwealth Games	Glasgow, Scotland	2nd	Freestyle 57 kg
2015	African Games	Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo	3rd	Freestyle 57 kg
2016	African Championships	Alexandria, Egypt	2nd	Freestyle 57 kg
2018	African Championships	Port Harcourt, Nigeria	2nd	Freestyle 57 kg
	Commonwealth Games	Gold Coast, Australia	3rd	Freestyle 57 kg
2019	African Games	Rabat, Morocco	2nd	Freestyle 57 kg
2022	African Championships	El Jadida, Morocco	2nd	Freestyle 57 kg
	Commonwealth Games	Birmingham, England	2nd	Freestyle 57 kg