Flora Ugwunwa

Flora Ugwunwa
Personal information
Born (1984-06-26) 26 June 1984 (age 40)
Sport
CountryNigeria
SportPara-athletics
DisabilityParaplegia
Disability classF54
Events
Medal record
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Javelin throw F54
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris Javelin throw F54
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Dubai Javelin throw F54
Silver medal – second place 2024 Kobe Javelin throw F54
African Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Brazzaville Discus throw F54/57
Silver medal – second place 2015 Brazzaville Javelin throw F54/56

Flora Ugwunwa (born 26 June 1984)[1] is a Nigerian Paralympic athlete competing in F54-classification events.[2] She won the gold medal in the women's javelin throw F54 event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She won silver in this event at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France.[3]

Career

Ugwunwa represented Nigeria at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and she won the gold medal in the women's javelin throw F54 event.[2] She also set a new world record of 20.25m at this event.[4]

Ugwunwa represented Nigeria at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan after winning the silver medal in the women's javelin throw F54 event at the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[5] She also competed in the women's shot put F54 event where she finished in 6th place.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Women's shot put F54" (PDF). 2019 World Para Athletics Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 August 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Flora Ugwunwa". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Athletics Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Paralympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 September 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  4. ^ "No. 23 Nigeria most successful African nation at Rio 2016". International Paralympic Committee. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Dubai 2019 Results | Event Overview - Women's javelin throw F54". paralympic.org. Retrieved 25 December 2019.


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