Catherine Ekuta
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| Full name | Catherine Ewa Ekuta | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Nigeria | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 November 1979 Lagos, Nigeria | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.43 m (4 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 57 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Catherine Ewa Ekuta (born 25 November 1979) is a Nigerian judoka who competed in the women's lightweight category. She picked up a gold and two bronze medals each in the 57-kg division at the All-Africa Games (1999 (bronze), 2003 (gold) and 2007 (bronze)). The gold medal was in 2003 All-Africa Games (Coja) Nigeria, in 57 kg she qualified and represented her nation Nigeria at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Ekuta qualified for the two-member Nigerian judo squad in the women's lightweight class (57 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by winning a gold medal in 2003 All-Africa Games (Coja) Nigeria, in 57 kg), she also placed third and receiving a berth from the African Championships in Tunis, Tunisia. Ekuta received a bye in the opening round, before crashing down the tatami to an ippon and a sleeve lifting and pulling hip throw (sode tsurikomi goshi) from Switzerland's Lena Göldi with just 44 seconds remaining in her first match.