10 Things You Didn’t Know About Chinonyelum Ohadugha

The Nigerian triple jumper, Chinonyelum Ohadugha was born on 24 March 1986 in Nigeria. Her coach is Ken Onuaguluchi and Obeya John. Her personal best triple jump is 13.81 and her season best triple jump is 13042 in 2006. She finished at fourth position at the 2006 Commonwealth Games held in Melbourne, Australia. In 2007 she won the silver medal at the All-Africa Games in Algeria with a jump of 14.21 metres, a new Nigerian record. The 30-years-old exceptional athlete has definitely paved a successful career for herself in the sport industry and is definitely a name to be reckon with in the industry.

Here are 10 things you probably didn’t know about the Nigerian triple jumper, Chinonyelum Ohadugha:

1. Chinonyelum Ohadugha was born on 24 March 1986 in Nigeria.

2. She finished at fourth position at the 2006 Commonwealth Games held in Melbourne, Australia.

3. In 2007 she won the silver medal at the All-Africa Games in Algeria with a jump of 14.21 metres, a new Nigerian record.

4. She did not reach the final round at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka, Japan.

5. She won the bronze medal at the 2008 African Championships in Addis Ababa, Ethopia.

6. She competed at the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final.

7. She also finished fifth in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2005 Summer Universiade.

8. She mentioned in an interview that she enjoys sports, dancing and evangelism.

9. Her coach is Ken Onuaguluchi and Obeya John. She mentioned in an interview Fiona May as her role model.

10. Her personal best triple jump is 13.81 and her season best triple jump is 13042 in 2006.