Josephine Orji
Orji with her world record gold medal for Nigeria | |||||||||||||||
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| Nickname | Precious | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 April 1979 | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 134 kg (295 lb) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Josephine Precious Orji (born 8 April 1979) is a Nigerian professional powerlifter. On 14 September 2016, she won gold in the women's +86kg category at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Brazil before she went on to set a new world and Games record by lifting 160 kg (350 lb) at the same event.