{{short description|Nigerian taekwondo practitioner}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}} {{Use Nigerian English|date=August 2019}} {{Infobox sportsperson | headercolor = #eecf70 | name = Princess Dudu | image = | imagesize = | caption = | fullname = Princess Dudu | nickname = | nationality = {{NGR}} | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|10|20|df=yes}} | birth_place = Benin City, Nigeria | death_date = | death_place = | height = {{height|m=1.73|abbr=on}} | weight = {{convert|78|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}} | sport = Taekwondo | event = +67 kg | club = | coach = | medaltemplates = | show-medals = yes }}

'''Princess Dudu''' (born 20 October 1978 in Benin City) is a Nigerian taekwondo practitioner, who competed in the women's heavyweight category.<ref>{{cite sports-reference|title = Princess Dudu|url = https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/du/princess-dudu-1.html|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200418101216/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/du/princess-dudu-1.html|url-status = dead|archive-date = 18 April 2020|access-date = 2 January 2015}}</ref> She won a gold medal in the over 72-kg division at the 2003 All-Africa Games in Abuja, and also represented her nation Nigeria at the 2004 Summer Olympics.<ref name=dudu-athens>{{cite news|first=Solomon|last=Nwoke|title=Nigeria: Taekwondo Team Battle for Olympic Slot|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200401220711.html|work=Vanguard|publisher=AllAfrica.com|date=22 January 2004|accessdate=2 January 2015}}</ref>

Dudu qualified as a lone female taekwondo jin for the Nigerian squad in the women's heavyweight class (+67&nbsp;kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by placing second behind Morocco's Mounia Bourguigue and granting a berth from the African Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Cairo, Egypt.<ref name=dudu-athens/><ref>{{cite web|title=Athens 2004: Taekwondo – Women's Entry List by NOC|url=http://library.la84.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2004/Results/Taekwondo.pdf|format=PDF|pages=5–7|work=Athens 2004|publisher=LA84 Foundation|accessdate=28 December 2014}}</ref> She failed to move beyond her opening match in a dismal 9–12 defeat to Jordanian fighter Nadin Dawani. With her opponent falling behind France's Myriam Baverel in the semifinals due to superiority rule, Dudu denied her chance to compete for the Olympic bronze medal through the repechage rounds.<ref>{{cite web|title=Taekwondo – Women's Heavyweight (+67kg/+148lbs) Round of 16|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/olympics_2004/martial_arts/results/3534248.stm|work=Athens 2004|publisher=BBC Sport|date=12 August 2004|access-date=24 September 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Festus|last=Abu|title=Nigeria: Taekwandoists Flop|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200408301571.html|work=Daily Champion|publisher=AllAfrica.com|date=30 August 2004|accessdate=2 January 2015}}</ref>

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==External links== *{{TaekwondoData|princess-dudu.a9rb}} *[https://www.olympic.org/princess-dudu Princess Dudu at olympic.org]

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