Chima Ugwu

Chima Kingsley Ugwu // ^ⓘ(born 19 July 1973 in Enugu) is a Nigerian shot putter. He also occasionally competed in discus throw.

He competed at the 1996, 2000, and 2004 Summer Olympics, and the World Championships in 1993, 1997 and 2003 without reaching the finals.

Ugwu came to the United States in 1994 and won the 1995 NJCAA outdoor shot put title while attending Central Arizona College.[1][2] He was then recruited to play defensive tackle for the Arizona Wildcats football team, even though he had never played the sport before.[3][4] He also won Pacific-10 Conference titles in both the shot put and discus throw.[5]

His personal best throw is 20.26 metres, achieved in July 2000 in Lagos. This is the previous Nigerian record, and ranks him fifth in South Africans Janus Robberts, Burger Lambrechts and Karel Potgieter. [1]

Personal life

In 2017, Ugwu was indicted for attempting to ship firearms to Nigeria.[6] Chima was arrested in 2013 not 2017. The case went to trial in 2015 when charges were dismissed.

His son, Kingsley, plays football at Kansas State.[7]

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Nigeria
1989	African Championships	Lagos, Nigeria	2nd	Shot put	16.76 m
1991	All-Africa Games	Cairo, Egypt	1st	Shot put	17.64 m
1992	African Championships	Belle Vue, Mauritius	1st	Shot put	18.50 m
1993	African Championships	Durban, South Africa	2nd	Shot put	18.07 m
	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	26th (q)	Shot put	18.19 m
1994	Commonwealth Games	Victoria, Canada	3rd	Shot put	19.26 m
1995	All-Africa Games	Harare, Zimbabwe	2nd	Shot put	18.55 m
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	25th (q)	Shot put	18.39 m
1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece	28th (q)	Shot put	18.00 m
2000	African Championships	Algiers, Algeria	1st	Shot put	19.02 m
			3rd	Discus throw	57.91 m
	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	21st (q)	Shot put	19.11 m
2002	Commonwealth Games	Manchester, United Kingdom	5th	Shot put	18.46 m
			4th	Discus throw	59.19 m
2003	World Championships	Paris, France	23rd (q)	Discus throw	58.13 m
	All-Africa Games	Abuja, Nigeria	2nd	Shot put	18.66 m
			4th	Discus throw	62.26 m
	Afro-Asian Games	Hyderabad, India	5th	Shot put	18.42 m
			2nd	Discus throw	59.87 m
2006	African Championships	Bambous, Mauritius	4th	Shot put	16.59 m
			3rd	Discus throw	51.56 m
2007	All-Africa Games	Algiers, Algeria	5th	Shot put	17.16 m
			6th	Discus throw	53.75 m
2008	African Championships	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	6th	Shot put	15.77 m
			4th	Discus throw	50.84 m

References

1. Burrus, Shoshana (29 August 1996). "About face". Arizona Daily Wildcat. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
2. "Blinn College Captures Another Outdoor Track Championship" (PDF). U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
3. Gimino, Anthony (2 February 1995). "Untried Nigerian tops Arizona's list of 1995 recruits". Arizona Daily Star. p. 21. Retrieved 18 June 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Gimino, Anthony (19 February 1995). "UA recruit on a fast track". Arizona Daily Star. p. 33. Retrieved 18 June 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Chima Ugwu, Shot Put, Nigeria". Arizona Wildcats Athletics. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
6. Prendergast, Curt (31 December 2015). "Ex-UA athlete indicted for trying to mail guns from Tucson". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
7. "Kingsley Ugwu". Kansas State Wildcats Athletics. Retrieved 18 June 2022.

External links

• Chima Ugwu at World Athletics
• Chima Ugwu at Olympedia
• Chima Ugwu at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)