Nkeiruka (Kira) Hilárievna Ezeh (born , ) - Russian curlingian , Honored Master of Sports , three -time European champion , participant of the four Winter Olympics , 14-time champion of Russia . The most titled curling Russia [1] .
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| Floor | female |
| Full name | Nkeiruka Hilarievna Ezekh |
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| Club | Moskvich |
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| Trainers | O.A. Andrianova |
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Biography
Nkeiruka Ezekh was born in Moscow. Her father - Nigerian Hilary Ezeh - studied at Moscow State University. After receiving her diploma in 1985, Nkeiruki’s father returned to Nigeria, while she herself and her mother Elvira Konstantinovna (a Chuvash by nationality) remained in Moscow [2] .
At the age of 14, Ezekh began to curling at the Moskvich sports school with trainer Olga Andrianova, and two years later, for the first time, she became the champion of Russia as part of Dynamo Moscow (skip Nina Golovchenko). Only 14 times won the championship of Russia in the various teams of the club "Moskvich". According to this indicator, Ezekh is the record holder in domestic curling [3] .
From 2000 to 2005 she played for the youth team of Russia, and in December 2000 she made her debut in the national team of Russia . During this time I took part in four Olympic Games , 15 world championships , 16 European championships , three winter Universiades . Four times at these official international competitions, she won gold medals and another 8 times - silver and bronze. From 2002 to 2007 in the team played the position of vice-skip, since 2008 - sweater.
On July 16, 2010, Nkeiruka Ezekh was awarded the title Honored Master of Sports of Russia . [4] In addition to her, this title was awarded to Olga Zharkova . Both athletes were the first deserved masters of sports in curling Russia.
A graduate of the Moscow Aviation Institute with a degree in software engineering.
Achievements
With national teams
- Three -time European champion - 2006 , 2012 , 2015 ;
- Silver medalist of the European Championship 2014 ;
- Bronze medalist of the European Championship 2011 .
- Silver medalist of the World Cup 2017 ;
- Three-time bronze medalist of the world championships - 2014 , 2015 , 2016 .
- Four-time participant of the Olympic Games - 2002 , 2006 , 2010 , 2014 .
- Champion of the Winter Universiade 2003 in the student team of Russia;
- Silver medalist of the Winter Universiade 2007 ;
- Bronze medalist of the 2009 Winter Universiade .
With clubs
- The 14-time champion of Russia [5] - 1999, 2001–2005, 2007–2010, 2012, 2014–2016;
- three-time silver medalist of the championships of Russia - 2000, 2011, 2013.
- bronze medalist of the Russian Championship 2017 .
- Silver Prize Winner of the Russian Cup Cup among mixed teams 2012 .
Awards
- Honored Master of Sports of Russia [6] .
- Diploma of the Ministry of Sports of the Russian Federation (December 4, 2015) - for the successful performance of the Russian sports team at the European Curling Championship in Esbjerg (Denmark) [7] .
Notes
- ↑ Russian women - three-time European champions
- ↑ Nkeiruka Ezekh: I call for the Kenyans in the call of blood
- ↑ History of curling in Russia
- ↑ Order of the Ministry of Sport and Tourism of Russia dated July 16, 2010 No. 98-ng “On awarding the honorary sports title“ Honored Master of Sports of Russia ””
- ↑ Results of the Russian Curling Championships Archived February 24, 2010. (Checked February 16, 2010)
- ↑ Order of the Ministry of Sport and Tourism of Russia dated July 16, 2010 No. 98-ng “On awarding the honorary sports title“ Honored Master of Sports of Russia ””
- ↑ Vitaly Mutko met with the women's national curling team of Russia.