CHUKWUMERIJE Chika Yagazie

Biographical record

Gender

Male

Date of Birth

December 30, 1983

Father's Name

Lt. Senator Uche Chukwumerije

Schools Attended with Dates

St. Jude's Private School, Festac Town, Lagos State; Federal University of Technology Owerri; University of Liverpool, Liverpool, England.

Have you ever been a member of any political party?

N/A

Awards and Honours

- Winner, Bronze medal, 2003 All-Africa Games, +80 kg class;
- Winner, Gold medal, 2007 All-Africa Games, +80 kg class;
- Winner, Bronze medal, 2008 Olympic Games, +80 kg class;
- Winner, Silver medal, 2011 All-Africa Games, + 80 kg class;

Chukwumerije was inducted into the World's Taekwondo Hall of Fame in New Jersey as an "Outstanding Male African Olympic Player" in 2009. In October 2012 Nigeria hosted the first Chika Chukwumerije Sports Foundation international taekwondo championship to further the foundation's mission of producing world-class taekwondo practitioners from West Africa by combating "the lack of constant exposure to world class tournaments, training camps, equipment and training methodologies".