Annette Echikunwoke

Annette Nneka Echikunwoke (/əˌtʃiːkəˈwoʊkeɪ/ ə-CHEE-kə-WOH-kay; born July 29, 1996)[1][2] is a Nigerian-American hammer thrower who lives in Ohio, United States.

[4] Echikunwoke is from Pickerington, Ohio and attended the University of Cincinnati for both her undergraduate and master's degree, where she was on the track and field team.

[2][3] In 2020, she elected to represent her parents' home country of Nigeria in Olympic national selection.

[3][5] In 2021, Echikunwoke threw four successive Nigerian and African records in hammer, setting the mark at 75.49 m USATF Throws Festival in Tucson, Arizona, on May 22, 2021.

[7] Echikunwoke represented the United States in the women's hammer throw at the 2024 Summer Olympics.