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Chioma Ajunwa

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Chioma Ajunwa-Opara (born 25 December 1970) – also known as Chioma Ajunwa – is a Nigerian former track and field athlete and football player, notable for being the first Nigerian to win Olympic gold at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, and the first black African woman to win an Olympic gold medal in a field event. A member of the Nigerian Police Force, Ajunwa remains the only woman to compete at both the FIFA Women's World Cup as a footballer and the Olympics as a track and field athlete. In December 2017, Ajunwa launched the Chioma Ajunwa-Okpara Foundation to discover new Nigerian stars in sports. The Foundation, in collaboration with the Abia State government, sponsored an Under-16 Athletics Championship for Secondary Schools in March 2018. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2024). Chioma Ajunwa is the 4,010th most popular athlete (down from 3,797th in 2024), the 154th most popular biography from Nigeria (up from 158th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Nigerian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Chioma Ajunwa ranks 4,010 out of 6,025. Before her are Eva Lund, Nick Green, Carlette Guidry-White, Stéphane Diagana, Valery Zakharevich, and Olena Krasovska. After her are Naman Keïta, Kayla Harrison, He Ying, Marco Arop, Elin Kristiansen, and Olivia Borlée.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Chioma Ajunwa ranks 1,014. Before her are Ramya Krishnan, K. R. Meera, Peter Dutton, Nobuyasu Ikeda, Chris Tallman, and Theodore Melfi. After her are Raúl Díaz Arce, Cédric Mathy, Shoji Nonoshita, Murilo Rosa, Elfi Eder, and Ömürbek Babanov.

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In Nigeria

Among people born in Nigeria, Chioma Ajunwa ranks 154 out of 309. Before her are Isaac Okoronkwo (1978), Joel Obi (1991), Betty Abah (1974), Michael Olowokandi (1975), Chris Abani (1966), and Richard Igbineghu (1968). After her are Afeez Oyetoro (1963), Moses Simon (1995), Lukman Haruna (1990), Wilfred Ndidi (1996), Dele Aiyenugba (1983), and Amaka Igwe (1963).

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Among ATHLETES In Nigeria

Among athletes born in Nigeria, Chioma Ajunwa ranks 5. Before her are Francis Obikwelu (1978), Tobi Amusan (1997), Simon Yates (null), and Glory Alozie (1977). After her are Sunday Bada (1969), Gloria Kemasuode (1979), Mary Onyali-Omagbemi (1968), Charity Opara (1972), Olapade Adeniken (1969), Deji Aliu (1975), and Olabisi Afolabi (1975).

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