Chinazum Ruth Nwosu (born 29 December 1994) is a Nigerian taekwondo practitioner. She won the gold medal in the women's 53 kg event at the 2019 African Games held in Rabat, Morocco. She also won the silver medal in this event at the 2015 African Games held in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo.
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| Full name | Chinazum Ruth Nwosu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 December 1994 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Nigeria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Taekwondo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 53 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career edit
At the 2016 African Taekwondo Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Agadir, Morocco, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's 57 kg event. In 2017, she competed in the women's bantamweight event at the 2017 World Taekwondo Championships held in Muju, South Korea. She was eliminated in her third match by Tatiana Kudashova of Russia. At the 2018 African Taekwondo Championships held in Agadir, Morocco, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's 53 kg event.[1]
In 2019, she represented Nigeria at the 2019 African Games held in Rabat, Morocco and she won the gold medal in the women's 53 kg event.[2] In the final, she defeated Oumaima El-Bouchti of Morocco.[2] In 2020, she competed in the women's 57 kg event at the 2020 African Taekwondo Olympic Qualification Tournament in Rabat, Morocco. She finished in third place and she did not qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[3][4]
Achievements edit
| Year | Tournament | Place | Weight class |
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| 2015 | African Games | 2nd | −53 kg |
| 2016 | African Taekwondo Championships | 3rd | −53 kg |
| 2018 | African Taekwondo Championships | 3rd | −53 kg |
| 2019 | African Games | 1st | −53 kg |
| 2021 | African Taekwondo Championships | 3rd | −53 kg |
| 2024 | African Games | 3rd | −53 kg |
References edit
- ^ "2018 African Taekwondo Championships Results". Taekwondo Data. Archived from the original on 2018-06-16. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
- ^ a b "Taekwondo Day 1 Results" (PDF). 2019 African Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 May 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
- ^ Palmer, Dan (29 February 2020). "Nigeria taekwondo player targets World Championships medal after Tokyo 2020 blow". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 8 December 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ "Day 2 results" (PDF). 2020 African Taekwondo Olympic Qualification Tournament. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 February 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
External links edit
- Chinazum Nwosu at TaekwondoData.com
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