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 (age 21) Ekwashi, Ebonyi State, Nigeria^[1]
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Sprints
College team	South 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 2019 Rabat 4×100 m relay Commonwealth Games 2022 Birmingham 4 × 100 m relay 2018 Gold Coast 4×100 m relay African U20 Championships 2019 Abidjan 100 m 2019 Abidjan 200 m 2019 Abidjan 4×100 m relay Youth Olympic Games 2018 Buenos Aires 100 m African Youth Games 2018 Algiers 100 m 2018 Algiers 200 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.

External links

• Rosemary Chukwuma at World Athletics