Goodness Nwachukwu

Goodness Nwachukwu
Nwachukwu at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Personal information
Full nameGoodness Chiemerie Nwachukwu
NationalityNigerian
Born (1998-10-06) 6 October 1998 (age 26)
Sport
CountryNigeria
SportPara-athletics
Event(s)Discus
Shot put
Medal record
Women's para-athletics
Representing  Nigeria
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Paris Shot put F64
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham Discus throw F42
WPA Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2021 Tunis WPA Grand Prix Discus Throw F44/46

Goodness Chiemerie Nwachukwu (born 6 October 1998)[1] is a Nigerian athlete who specializes in the discus.

Career

She won the gold medal in the Women's Discus F42 at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, setting a new world record for the discipline of 36.56m.[2] She broke her own world record of 32.95m, previously set at the 2021 World Para Athletics Grand Prix in Tunis.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Goodness Chiemerie Nwachukwu". Birmingham2022.com. Birmingham Organising Committee for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Limited. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Nwachukwu delights the crowd at Birmingham 2022". World Para Athletics. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Results Book 2021 Tunis WPA Grand Prix" (PDF). Paralympic.org. Retrieved 6 August 2022.


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