Chioma Matthews Explained

Chioma Matthews (née Ezeogu, born 12 March 1981) is an English female athlete who competes in the triple jump event and also played netball for England. She has a personal best distance of 13.53 metres in the triple jump.^{[1] [2]}

Netball career

Matthews, playing for Brunel Hurricanes, was part of the inaugural Netball Superleague formed in 2005. She then went on to compete in the sport of netball for England at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia and won a bronze medal.^[3]

Athletics career

Matthews switched sports to athletics at the relatively late age of 28 and competed at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland in the triple jump finishing 8th.^{[4] [5]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Athlete Profile. World Athletics.
2. Web site: Athletes and Results Chioma Ezeogu. Commonwealth Games Federation.
3. Web site: A whole new ball game. BBC Sport.
4. Web site: London council worker switches sports. Evening Standard.
5. Web site: Athletes and Results Chioma Matthews. Commonwealth Games Federation.