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Daisy Osakue
	Daisy Osakue in 2019.
Personal information
Full name	Daisy Oyemwenosa Osakue
Nationality	Italian
Born	16 January 1996 (age 28); Turin, Italy
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event	Discus throw
Club	Sisport SSD; Fiamme Gialle;
Coached by	Maria Marello (in Italy); Nate Janusey (in USA)
Achievements and titles
Personal best	Discus throw: 64.57 m (2023);
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Italy
European Games
Universiade

Daisy Osakue (born 16 January 1996) is an Italian discus thrower who came 5th at the 2018 European Athletics Championships.^[2] She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Discus throw.^[3]

Osakue holds the NCAA Division II women's discus record of 61.35 m,^[4] and her throw of 63.66 m on 31 July 2021 during the qualifying round of the 2021 Tokyo Olympics established a new national record for Italy. Osakue's Coach is Maria Marello, former Italian discus thrower.

Biography

Osakue was born in Turin to Nigerian parents and became a naturalized Italian citizen at the age of 18.^[5]

Athletics accomplishments

She attended Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas, where she became an eight-time NCAA Division II All-American in the women's discus. She is a two-time Division II national champion (2018 and 2019). In 2019 she set the Division II record for the longest discus throw at 61.35 metres (201 feet 3 inches)^[4]^[6] She is also a second team Division II All-American in the high jump. In 2018, after having established the 4th all-time Italian performance in the discus throw, she obtained the standard FIDAL and EAA and was called by DT Elio Locatelli to represent Italy at the European Championships in Berlin.^[7] In 2021 she participated in the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, representing Italy.

Assault

On 30 July 2018, in her home town of Moncalieri, an egg was thrown at Osakue from a passing car. Her eye needed to be surgically operated on to remove a shard of the egg's shell. Osakue believed the egging was because of racism.^[8]^[9] Three young men, including the son of a local Democratic Party councillor, were indicted; one admitted seven cases of egging strangers in the last two months.^[10] The case went to trial without an aggravated charge of racial motivation, which was not contested by prosecutors.^[11] Many Italian politicians, foreign and domestic news websites, published fake news about the case.^[12]^[13]

Statistics

National records

Discus throw (Under 23): 59.72 m ( San Angelo, Texas, 8 April 2018) - current holder^[14]
Discus throw: 64.57 m ( Pietrasanta, 11 June 2023) - current holder^[15]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Measure	Notes
2017	European Team Championships	Lille	6th	57.64 m
2018	Mediterranean Games	Tarragona	11th	51.49 m
2018	European Championships	Berlin	5th	59.32 m
2019	Summer Universiade	Naples	1st	61.69 m
2021	Summer Olympics	Tokyo	12th	59.97 m	63.66 m NR in qual.

National titles

Osakue won six national championships at individual senior level.^[17]^[18]

Italian Athletics Championships
- Discus throw: 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Italian Winter Throwing Championships
- Discus throw: 2022,^[19] 2023

References

^ "Gruppi Sportivi Fiamme Gialle - Schede atleti Atletica" (in Italian). fiammegialle.org. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
^ "2018 European Athletics Championships - Discus Throw Women". european-athletics.org. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
^ "Athletics OSAKUE Daisy". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-08-04. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
^ ^a ^b Schaefer, Matt (25 May 2019). "MEET RECAP: 2019 NCAA DII Outdoor T&F Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
^ "Daisy Osakue Biografia" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
^ "Angelo State athlete Daisy Osakue will compete in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics". GoSan Angelo. 30 June 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
^ "Azzurri a Berlino: c'è anche Stecchi" (in Italian). fidal.it. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
^ Ellie Hall, "An Attack On Black Italian Discus Thrower Daisy Osakue Is Being Investigated For Racism," BuzzFeed News, 31 July 2018 https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ellievhall/discus-thrower-daisy-osakue-attack Retrieved 1 August 2021
^ "Daisy Osakue aggredita: "Volevano colpire ragazza di colore". Salvini: "Nessuna emergenza razzismo"" [Daisy Osakue attacked: "They wanted to hurt a girl of colour". Salvini: "No racism emergency"]. Corriere della Sera (in Italian). 30 July 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018. La 22enne racconta: «Non mi piace usare la parola razzismo ma questa volta penso sia così. Pensavano fossi una prostituta». [The 22-year-old explains: "I don't like using the word racism but this time I think it was. They thought I was a prostitute".
^ Massenzio, Massimo (2 August 2018). "Caso Daisy Osakue, identificati i lanciatori di uova. Uno è figlio di un consigliere Pd" [Daisy Osakue case, egg throwers identified. One is the son of a Democratic Party councillor]. Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 20 November 2020.
^ Massenzio, Massimo (1 August 2018). "Daisy, l'indagine prosegue senza "odio razziale"" [Daisy, the investigation continues without "racial hatred"]. Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 20 November 2020.
^ Amorosi, Antonio (4 August 2018). "La fake su Daisy Osakue. Ecco chi l'ha alimentata.Anche sui giornali esteri." [Fake news on Daisy Osakue. Here's who has fed it. Also in foreign newspapers..] (in Italian). Affari Italiani. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
^ Mej, Ivo (4 August 2018). "Daisy Osakue, cosa ci dice la sua vicenda sulla verità. E sulla sua rappresentazione" [Daisy Osakue, what her story tells us about the truth. And about its representation]. Il Fatto Quotidiano (in Italian). Retrieved 20 November 2020.
^ "Primati e migliori prestazioni italiane (aggiornati al 20-6-2023)" (PDF) (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
^ "Primati e migliori prestazioni italiane (aggiornati al 20-6-2023)" (PDF) (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
^ She throwed a better measure, 58.73 m in qualification round.
^ "TUTTE LE CAMPIONESSE ITALIANE – 1923/2020" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
^ "Dal Molin record italiano 13.27, Jacobs 10.01!" (in Italian). fidal.it. 26 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
^ "CAMPIONATI ITALIANI INVERNALI LANCI ASS-PRO-GIOV (JUN/ALL)". fidal.it (in Italian). Retrieved 10 April 2022.