Uche Eke
Nigerian artistic gymnast
Uche Devon Eke (born August 12, 1997) is a Nigerian-American gymnast. At the 2020 Summer Olympics, he became Nigeria's first Olympic gymnast. He qualified for the Olympics by winning the bronze medal in the all-around at the 2021 African Championships. He is the 2019 African Games pommel horse champion and parallel bars bronze medalist.
Early life
Eke was born in Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States, on August 12, 1997, to an American mother and a Nigerian father. He began gymnastics when he was four years old. He graduated from Our Lady of Good Counsel High School in 2015.
Career
Eke was recruited by the head coach of the Michigan Wolverines men's gymnastics team during the 2013–14 academic year. He then joined the team in 2016. During his first three seasons, he competed on the pommel horse, the horizontal bar, and the parallel bars.
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