Chima Ugwu
Chima Ugwu (born 19 July 1973 in Enugu) is a Nigerian shot putter. He also competes occasionally in discus throw.
He competed at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics, and the World Championships in 1993, 1997 and 2003 without reaching the finals.
His personal best throw is 20.26 metres, achieved in July 2000 in Lagos. This is the previous Nigerian record, and ranks him fifth in South Africans Janus Robberts, Burger Lambrechts and Karel Potgieter.
Competition record
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Nigeria | |||||
1989 | African Championships | Lagos, Nigeria | 2nd | Shot put | 16.76 m |
1991 | All-Africa Games | Cairo, Egypt | 1st | Shot put | 17.64 m |
1992 | African Championships | Belle Vue, Mauritius | 1st | Shot put | 18.50 m |
1993 | African Championships | Durban, South Africa | 2nd | Shot put | 18.07 m |
World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 26th (q) | Shot put | 18.19 m | |
1994 | Commonwealth Games | Victoria, Canada | 3rd | Shot put | 19.26 m |
1995 | All-Africa Games | Harare, Zimbabwe | 2nd | Shot put | 18.55 m |
1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 25th (q) | Shot put | 18.39 m |
1997 | World Championships | Athens, Greece | 28th (q) | Shot put | 18.00 m |
2000 | African Championships | Algiers, Algeria | 1st | Shot put | 19.02 m |
3rd | Discus throw | 57.91 m | |||
Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 21st (q) | Shot put | 19.11 m | |
2002 | Commonwealth Games | Manchester, United Kingdom | 5th | Shot put | 18.46 m |
4th | Discus throw | 59.19 m | |||
2003 | World Championships | Paris, France | 23rd (q) | Discus throw | 58.13 m |
All-Africa Games | Abuja, Nigeria | 2nd | Shot put | 18.66 m | |
4th | Discus throw | 62.26 m | |||
Afro-Asian Games | Hyderabad, India | 5th | Shot put | 18.42 m | |
2nd | Discus throw | 59.87 m | |||
2006 | African Championships | Bambous, Mauritius | 4th | Shot put | 16.59 m |
3rd | Discus throw | 51.56 m | |||
2007 | All-Africa Games | Algiers, Algeria | 5th | Shot put | 17.16 m |
6th | Discus throw | 53.75 m | |||
2008 | African Championships | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 6th | Shot put | 15.77 m |
4th | Discus throw | 50.84 m |
External links
- Chima Ugwu profile at IAAF
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