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Anozie lived in Benin, Edo State, Nigeria before moving to the United States in 2014. She originally planned to visit Chicago for training tour for 2014 Commonwealth Games but ended up living in Shreveport, Louisiana after a conflict with her trainer.

Anozie was nominated for the International Paralympic Committee's athlete of the month in March 2012.

During her career, Anozie has held world records in powerlifting. At the Beijing Paralympics in 2008, she broke the Paralympic record in the over 86kg powerlifting event. Later on, Anozie set the world record in the over 82.5 kg category during the 2012 Fazza International Powerlifting Championships. The year later, she held the world record in the over 86 kg event at the 2013 Asian Open Championship, which was later broken by Precious Orji.

Anozie was paralyzed from polio when she was two years old. She completed a university accounting program in 1998 but changed her career to sports when she could not find a job.

Anozie started powerlifting in 1998 and medalled in multiple Paralympic Games. In powerlifting, she was fourth in the 82.5 kg event at the 2000 Summer Paralympics. Changing to the over 82.5 kg event, Anozie won a bronze at the 2004 Summer Paralympics. She later won a silver at the 2008 Summer Paralympics and a gold at the 2012 Summer Paralympics. Outside of the Paralympics, Anozie won gold at the 2013 Powerlifting Asian Open Championships.

Grace Ebere Anozie (born July 16, 1977) is a Nigerian Paralympian in powerlifting. Anonzie first Paralympic medal was a bronze at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in the 82.5 kg event. At subsequent Paralympics, Anozie won a silver medal in 2008 and gold in 2012. During her career, Anonzie set multiple powerlifting records including a Paralympic record at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in the over 86kg event.