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Clement Chukwu (born 7 July 1973) is a former Nigerian athlete who specialized in the 200 and 400 metres.
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| Nationality | Nigerian | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 July 1973 Umuahia, Nigeria | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 200 m, 400 m | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Eastern Michigan University | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Academics
Chukwu attended Eastern Michigan University where he received his Bachelor of Arts in Urban and Regional Planning, minoring in Geography, and a Master of Science degree in Geographical Information Systems. He is currently the Planning Director for the City of Pickerington, Ohio, a suburb southeast of Columbus.
Track and Field
After being banned from 1992 to 1996 for a positive drug test he reemerged at the 1996 Olympics over 400 metres, being knocked out in the quarter finals. He later won gold medals in this event at the 1997 Universiade and the 1998 African Championships, and a silver medal at the 1999 All-Africa Games. At the 2000 Olympics he was a part of the Nigerian team that won the silver medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay, which was later elevated to gold after the USA team was stripped of the gold medal.
His personal bests are: 200 meters Outdoor is 20:30 in 1998; 200 meters Indoor 20:78; 400 meters Outdoor 44.65; 400 meters Indoor
He was inducted into the Eastern Michigan Hall of Fame in 2011.
See also
- List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences
External links
- Clement Chukwu at World Athletics
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Clement Chukwu". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
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- [en] Clement Chukwu
[fr] Clement Chukwu
Clement Chukwu (né le 7 juillet 1973) est un athlète nigérian spécialiste du 400 mètres[it] Clement Chukwu
Clement Chukwu (Umuahia, 7 luglio 1973) è un ex velocista nigeriano, specializzato nei 400 metri piani.[ru] Чукву, Клемент
Клемент Чукву (англ. Clement Chukwu; 7 июля 1973) — нигерийский легкоатлет, олимпийский чемпион.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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