Daniel Igali claimed asylum in Canada in 1994 while visiting for a competition. Here, Igali (in red) wins a semi-final on his way to a gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
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Daniel Igali
Daniel Igali
A gold medal in wrestling
Date of birth
1974
Point of origin
Nigeria
Igali claimed asylum in Canada while visiting as a competitor for the 1994 Commonwealth Games.
Pictured here with his medal and the Canadian flag, Daniel Igali won gold in freestyle wrestling at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
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Daniel Igali while being interviewed during his preparations for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.
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Daniel Igali, 1974- , Nigeria.
Igali claimed asylum in Canada while visiting as a competitor for the 1994 Commonwealth Games. He was undefeated while wrestling at university in Canada, and represented Canada at the 2000 and 2004 Olympics. His gold medal in wrestling (2000) was a Canadian first, and Igali celebrated with a kneeling kiss to the Canadian flag.
