Chinazum Nwosu

Chinazum Ruth Nwosu (born 29 December 1994) is a Nigerian taekwondo practitioner. She won the gold medal in the women's 53 kg event at the 2019 African Games held in Rabat, Morocco. She also won the silver medal in this event at the 2015 African Games held in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo.

Chinazum Nwosu
Personal information
Full nameChinazum Ruth Nwosu
Born (1994-12-29) 29 December 1994
Sport
CountryNigeria
SportTaekwondo
Weight class53 kg
Medal record
Representing  Nigeria
African Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Rabat 53 kg
Silver medal – second place 2015 Brazzaville 53 kg
African Taekwondo Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Port Said 53 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Agadir 53 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Dakar 53 kg

Career

At the 2016 African Taekwondo Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Agadir, Morocco, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's 57 kg event. In 2017, she competed in the women's bantamweight event at the 2017 World Taekwondo Championships held in Muju, South Korea. She was eliminated in her third match by Tatiana Kudashova of Russia. At the 2018 African Taekwondo Championships held in Agadir, Morocco, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's 53 kg event.[1]

In 2019, she represented Nigeria at the 2019 African Games held in Rabat, Morocco and she won the gold medal in the women's 53 kg event.[2] In the final, she defeated Oumaima El-Bouchti of Morocco.[2] In 2020, she competed in the women's 57 kg event at the 2020 African Taekwondo Olympic Qualification Tournament in Rabat, Morocco. She finished in third place and she did not qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[3][4]

Achievements
YearTournamentPlaceWeight class
2015African Games2nd−53 kg
2016African Taekwondo Championships3rd−53 kg
2018African Taekwondo Championships3rd−53 kg
2019African Games1st−53 kg
2021African Taekwondo Championships3rd−53 kg

References
  1. "2018 African Taekwondo Championships Results". Taekwondo Data. Archived from the original on 2018-06-16. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  2. "Taekwondo Day 1 Results" (PDF). 2019 African Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 May 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  3. Palmer, Dan (29 February 2020). "Nigeria taekwondo player targets World Championships medal after Tokyo 2020 blow". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 8 December 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  4. "Day 2 results" (PDF). 2020 African Taekwondo Olympic Qualification Tournament. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 February 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.


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