Stephen Mozia

Quick Facts

Full Name	Stephen Mozia
Occupation	Shot Putter
Date Of Birth	Aug 16, 1993(1993-08-16)
Age	31
Country	Nigeria
Birth City	Hackensack
Horoscope	Leo

Stephen Mozia Biography

Stephen Mozia is one of the most popular and richest Shot Putter who was born on August 16, 1993 in Hackensack, Nigeria. Stephen Ogochukwu Mozia (born August 16 1993) is a born in the United States. Nigerian shot- putter. He has three times been an African Championships Bronze medallist. He also took part in both the 2014 and 2016 World Indoor Championships, in addition to his participation in the 2016 Summer Olympics.

In 2016 the Nigerian was selected to take part at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Jaineiro where he competed in the shot throw and came in 28th overall. In addition, he had the best time of 62.80 meters from the discus toss (Jacksonville 2014) that is also an official Nigerian record.

He was raised and born throughout the United States though his parents were born in Nigeria. In 2014 due to dual citizenship, he started playing in Nigerian National Team. Nigeria National Team. He was a student at Hackensack High School where he was an outstanding athlete. He started as a sprinter before deciding to shift to throws because he was slow. Mozia is an Mechanical Engineering graduate of Cornell University where the university was home to the Quill and Dagger society. He is also marketing engineer at Emerson.

Stephen Mozia Net Worth

Stephen Mozia is one of the richest Shot Putter from Nigeria. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Stephen Mozia 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

In 2012, after winning the US Junior championships in 2012 Mozia was a representative of America USA in the World Junior Championships where he placed 10th. in 2014, Mozia recorded college-bests in the ages of 62.80 millimeters and 20.79 meters on the Discus Throw and Indoor Shot Put. The 20.79 throw during the Ivy League Championships eclipsed Adam Nelson’s Ivy League Indoor Record. He also is two-time Ivy League Track Athlete of the Year. He finished second twice at the Shot Put at the 2014 NCAA Indoor and Outdoor Division 1 National Championships both times in the second place behind Ryan Crouser.

In 2014, he was a representative of Nigeria in the Glasgow Commonwealth Games and then at the African Championships in Marrakech. He took home a bronze at the Discus Throw behind South African athletes, Victor Hogan and Russel Tucker. The result was that he was chosen for his participation in the IAAF Continental Cup as a representative of Africa.

Mozia broke into new territory in 2016, throwing over 21 metres in the Shot Put. He threw 21.03 m to set a Nigerian indoor record and bettered that twice eventually ending the indoor season with a 21.11 m throw. He however couldn’t match this at the Portland Indoor Championships. In Portland, he finished in 12th place with a best of 19.84 m and had two fouls. He won Nigeria’s first medal at the 2016 Durban African Championships, a bronze medal in the Shot Put. He finished behind South African Jaco Engelbrecht and Franck Elemba of the Democratic Republic of Congo. He went on to win another bronze medal in the Discus Throw, again behind Hogan and Tucker of South Africa.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Stephen Mozia height 6 ft 3 in Stephen weight 124 kg & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Stephen Mozia Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Stephen Ranked on the list of most popular Shot Putter. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Nigeria. Stephen Mozia celebrates birthday on August 16 of every year.