{{short description|Nigerian taekwondo practitioner}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Elizabeth Anyanacho | image = Elizabeth Anyanacho.jpg | alt = | caption = Anyanacho in 2021 | full_name = Elizabeth Oluchi Anyanacho | nickname = | nationality = Nigerian | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|04|09}} | birth_place = | hometown = | education = | years_active = 2019-present | height = <!-- X cm, X m, or X ft Y in (automatic conversion) plus optional year and reference --> | weight = <!-- X kg, X lb, or X st Y lb (automatic conversion) plus optional year and reference --> | country = Nigeria | sport = taekwondo | weight_class = {{convert|67|kg|lb|abbr=on}} | club = | coach = | worlds = | regionals = | show-medals = | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Women's taekwondo}} {{MedalCountry|{{NGR}}}} {{MedalCompetition|World Championships}} {{MedalBronze|2025 Wuxi|67 kg}} {{MedalCompetition|African Games}} {{Medal|Gold|2023 Accra|–67 kg}} {{Medal|Bronze|2019 Rabat|–67 kg}} {{Medal|Bronze|2023 Accra|Mixed team}} {{MedalCompetition|Islamic Solidarity Games}} {{MedalBronze|2025 Riyadh|70 kg}} }} '''Elizabeth Anyanacho''' {{Audio|Ig-Elizabeth Anyanacho.ogg|Listen|help=no}} (born 9 April 1999) is a Nigerian taekwondo athlete.
==Career== She won the 2019 Nigeria Open in Abuja, defeating Judith Usifoh.<ref>{{Cite web|title=TaekwondoData|url=http://www.taekwondodata.com/|access-date=2020-10-02|website=TaekwondoData|language=en}}</ref>
In August 2020, she was featured in the Malala Fund's "Game Changers" project, a series featuring 30 female athletes worldwide who defy convention on and off the field.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The heart to fight: Nigerian taekwondo star Elizabeth Anyanacho — Assembly {{!}} Malala Fund|url=https://assembly.malala.org/stories/nigerian-taekwondo-star-elizabeth-anyanacho|access-date=2021-02-23|website=Assembly|language=en-GB}}</ref>
She participated at the 2019 African Games, winning a bronze medal at 67 kg.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Busari|first=Niyi|date=2019-08-25|title=Rabat 2019: Nigeria Medals Update|url=https://bsnsports.com.ng/rabat-2019-nigeria-medals-update/|access-date=2020-10-02|website=BSN Sports|language=en-GB|archive-date=2 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210502115920/https://bsnsports.com.ng/rabat-2019-nigeria-medals-update/|url-status=dead}}</ref> She qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics, although she had not intended to compete at the Olympics until 2024. She would have been the first Nigerian to compete in her sport for 16 years if the Olympics had not been postponed. The previous competitor was Princess Dudu in 2004.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nigeria's Elizabeth Anyanacho: Inspiring a whole generation|url=https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/stories/features/detail/elizabeth-anyanacho-nigeria-taekwondo-olympic-hopes/|access-date=2020-10-02|website=Olympic Channel}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2020-09-12|title=Minister receives Olympic-bound Anyanacho|url=https://www.sunnewsonline.com/minister-receives-olympic-bound-anyanacho/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2020-10-02|newspaper=The Sun|language=en-US}}</ref>
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