Rosemary Chukwuma

Rosemary Chukwuma (born 5 December 2001) is a Nigerian sprinter. She won a bronze medal in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2018 Commonwealth Games as well as a gold medal in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2019 African Games. In 2018, she won a gold medal in the 100 metres at the Summer Youth Olympics, clocking 11.17 seconds.[4][5][6]

Rosemary Chukwuma
Personal information
Born (2001-12-05) 5 December 2001
Ekwashi, Ebonyi State, Nigeria[1]
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Sprints
College teamSouth Plains Texans (2020–2021)[2]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • 100 m: 10.99 (2022)
  • 200 m: 22.33 (2022)[3]
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Nigeria
African Games
Gold medal – first place2019 Rabat4×100 m relay
Bronze medal – third place2018 Gold Coast4×100 m relay
African U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 Abidjan100 m
Gold medal – first place2019 Abidjan200 m
Gold medal – first place2019 Abidjan4×100 m relay
Youth Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2018 Buenos Aires100 m
African Youth Games
Gold medal – first place2018 Algiers100 m
Gold medal – first place2018 Algiers200 m

Career

Rosemary Chukwuma gained her first international experience at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia where she won a bronze medal behind the teams from England and Jamaica with the Nigerian 4 × 100 m relay team in 42.75 seconds. In the summer she won a gold medal with the 4 × 100 m relay team at the 2018 African Championships in Asaba but did not start over the 200 m event. Earlier, she won double gold at the 2018 African Youth Games in Algiers over 100 m and 200 m and thus qualified for the Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, where she won the 100 m gold medal.[7][8]

In 2019, she won triple gold at the Junior African Championships in Abidjan with 11.62 seconds and 23.81 seconds finishes over 100 m and 200 m respectively, and in 45.56 seconds with the Nigerian 4 × 100 m relay team. In early May, she ran in the 4 × 100 m relay for Nigeria at the IAAF World Relays in Yokohama with 45.07 seconds in the first round. Then she took part in the African Games for the first time in Rabat and reached the final of the 200 m, where she did not start. She also won gold with the Nigerian relay team in 44.16 seconds.

References
  1. "2018 CWG bio". results.gc2018.com. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  2. "ROSEMARY CHUKWUMA (FR-1) SOUTH PLAINS". Track & Field Results Reporting System. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  3. "ATHLETE PROFILE Rosemary CHUKWUMA". World Athletics. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  4. "2020 Olympics my next target, says gold medalist Rosemary Chukwuma". punchng.com. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  5. "100 Metres Women". iaaf.org. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  6. "Rosemary Chukwuma Crowned 100m Olympic Champion In Argentina". nigeriaathletics.com. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  7. Moseph, Queen (16 October 2018). "2018 YOG: Rosemary Chukwuma wins Nigeria's first medal". ACLSports. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  8. "Nigeria's Chukwuma wins 100m gold medal". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 17 October 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2022.


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