Induction year not provided
Chioma Ajunwa
- Name
- Chioma Ajunwa
- State of Origin
- Imo
- Zone
- South East
- Sector of Achievement
- Sports
- Profession
- Athletic career
- Year of Induction
- Not provided
- Posthumous
- No
Landmark Achievement
First Female Olympic Gold Medalist
Reasons for Induction
The first Nigerian, the first black african and the first west african woman to win an individual Olympic gold medal in a track and field event( long jump at the 1996 atlanta)
Biography
Chioma Ajunwa-Opara is a Nigerian former track and field athlete and a senior police officer. She made global sports history at the 1996 atlanta olympics by becoming the first Nigerian and the first black Africa woman to win an individual Olympic gold medal in a field event(the womens long jump)