AJUNWA, Chioma

Born 25 December 1970
in

Umuchukwu in the Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State

Mrs

AJUNWA,

Chioma

is a Nigerian former athlete who specialised in the long jump and olympic Gold Medalist.
Gender: Female
Marital Status
  • Married
Name of Spouse
State of Origin: Imo
Father's Name
Father's Status N/A
Mother's Name
Mother's Status N/A
Number of Male Children 2
Number of Female Children 1

joshua, caleb ,rose

Profession Police Officer , Athlete , olympic gold medalist
Working Experience Nigerian women's team , African Championships in 1989 , All Africa Games in 1991 , 1996 Summer Olympic Games at Atlanta, United States, , Police Officer

Nigerian Police Force.

Previous Appointments:

Career: Joined Nigeria Police Force 1991; Inspector, 1992; Assistant Superintendent of Police, Nigeria Police Force, 1996;

: Girls' Secondary School, Ihenworie, Ahiara Mbaise, Imo State
Secondary
No

Member of the Order of Niger [MON] Award
Nigeria Golden Jubilee Independence Awards

winner, Gold Medal, Long Jump, Mobil Atlantic, 1992; 1st African woman and Nigerian winner, Olympic Gold, Long Jump, Atlanta ’96;

first athlete in her country to win an Olympic gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta,

“I was given the MON award, right, but without ‘E-Y.’ When I heard of what was given to my brothers in the Super Eagles for winning the Nations Cup, I was amazed because you can see the difference…I’m not envious of anybody but this is the time to express my feelings that I deserve more.”

Alive
Last Update

“Please send your updated CV to: [email protected]” – Editor

© Blerf

All entries available on this Website shall be updated from time to time in order to add, modify or amend the information or contents of an existing entry. Accordingly, no legal proceedings whatsoever shall be entertained by the biographer on account of any information deemed to be inadequate or incomplete.

CONTACT US

We're not around right now. But you can send us an email and we'll get back to you, asap.

Sending

©2024 Biographical Legacy and Research Foundation. Powered by 24hubs

Log in with your credentials

Forgot your details?