Chierika Ukogu Explained

Chierika Ukogu
Headercolor:lightblue
Nickname:Coco
National Team:Nigeria
Birth Date:1992 10, df=yes
Birth Place:Philadelphia, U.S
Education:Stanford University
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai[1]
Occupation:sculler
Years Active:20122016
Sport:Rowing
Event:Sculling
Event Type:Women's single sculls
Updated:16:07, 24 July 2016 (UTC)

Chierika "Coco" Ukogu (born 2 October 1992) is an American-born Nigerian professional rower. During the 2015 FISA African Olympic Qualification Regatta, she qualified to represent Nigeria at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, making her the first Nigerian to achieve such feat.[2] [3] [4] In order to compete in Rio, she raised $15,000 through her GoFundMe page and went on to reach the semi-finals C/D, a non-medal contention round; after placing 5th in her group.[5] [6]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chierika Ukogu, MS2 | Cho Spine Laboratory . 6 December 2017 .
  2. News: Video: Nigeria's first Olympic rower, Coco Speaks on her preparation. Vanguard News. 23 July 2016. 24 July 2016.
  3. News: Mt. St. Joseph Academy grad to row in Olympics. Chestnut Hill Local. Mazzaccaro. Pete. 14 January 2016. 24 July 2016.
  4. News: The Game of Persistence. Row Global. Martschenko. Daphne. 5 February 2016. 24 July 2016.
  5. News: Rio 2016: The rower, the rapper and the mistaken Nigerian Olympic medal. BBC. 20 August 2016. 6 October 2016.
  6. News:
    1. RioOlympics2016: Chierika Ukogu Won't be Competing for Medals at the Women's Rowing Semifinals
    . BellaNaija. 10 August 2016. 6 October 2016.