Chioma Ajunwa
Olympic athlete
1970 –
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Who is Chioma Ajunwa?
Chioma Ajunwa-Opara, MON - also known as Chioma Ajunwa - is a Nigerian former athlete who specialised in the long jump. After various setbacks in her career she finally achieved fame when she became the first athlete in her country to win an Olympic gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, and to date remains Nigeria's only individual Olympic gold medalist. Ajunwa is also an officer with the Nigerian Police Force.
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