Flora Ugwunwa Explained

Flora Ugwunwa
Birth Date:1984 6, df=yes
Country:Nigeria
Sport:Para-athletics
Disability:Paraplegia
Disability Class:F54

Flora Ugwunwa (born 26 June 1984)[1] is a Nigerian Paralympic athlete competing in F54-classification events.[2]

Career

She represented Nigeria at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and she won the gold medal in the women's javelin throw F54 event.[2] She also set a new world record of 20.25m at this event.[3]

She represented Nigeria at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan after winning the silver medal in the women's javelin throw F54 event at the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[4] She also competed in the women's shot put F54 event where she finished in 6th place.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Women's shot put F54. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200823211951/https://www.paralympic.org/static/info/resATDU19/pdf/ATDU19/AT/ATDU19_AT_C73S_ATWS54100.pdf. 23 August 2020. 23 August 2020. 2019 World Para Athletics Championships.
  2. Web site: Flora Ugwunwa. paralympic.org. 22 December 2019. International Paralympic Committee.
  3. News: No. 23 Nigeria most successful African nation at Rio 2016. 9 December 2016. International Paralympic Committee. 25 December 2019.
  4. Web site: Dubai 2019 Results Event Overview - Women's javelin throw F54. paralympic.org. 25 December 2019.