Ndidi Nwosu

Ndidi Nwosu (6 June 1979 – 1 March 2020) was a Nigerian powerlifter who had an upset victory at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.^[3] She lifted 140 kilograms.^[4] Ndidi became a professional powerlifter in 2008. She won gold in the Rio Paralympic Games in 2016. She also won gold in the 2018 Commonwealth Games which took place in Australia. she sustained an injury in the 2018 Commonwealth Games. The injury affected her spine and led to her having different surgeries in Owerri, Imo State Nigeria. After these surgeries, she was never the same again and could not participate in subsequent competitions.^[5]

Ndidi Nwosu

Personal information
Born	(1979-06-06)6 June 1979
Died	1 March 2020(2020-03-01) (aged 40)[1][2] Owerri, Nigeria
Sport
Country	Nigeria
Sport	Paralympic powerlifting