Clement Chukwu
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| Nationality | Nigerian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 July 1973 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Events | 200 m, 400 m | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Eastern Michigan University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Clement Chukwu ⓘ (born 7 July 1973) is a former Nigerian athlete who specialized in the 200 and 400 metres.[1]
Academics
[edit]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.
In 2003, Chukwu was a city planner for the city of Toledo, Ohio.[2] He is currently the Planning Director for the City of Pickerington, Ohio, a suburb southeast of Columbus.[3][4]
Track and field
[edit]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 × 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.[5][6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Clement CHUKWU | Profile | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
- ↑ "Nigeria tries to block Chukwu". The Ann Arbor News. 11 June 2003. p. 26. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
- ↑ Writer, Staff. "City planner honored after receiving Olympic gold medal". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
- ↑ "City Directory » City of Pickerington". www.ci.pickerington.oh.us. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
- ↑ "Clement Chukwu (2010) - E-Club Athletic Hall of Fame". Eastern Michigan University Athletics. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
- ↑ "Athletic Hall of Fame | Eastern Michigan University E-Club Letterwinners". eclubletterwinners.com. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
External links
[edit]- 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.
African Champions in men's 400 metres | |
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World University Games champions in men's 400 metres | |
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- 1973 births
- Living people
- Nigerian men sprinters
- Eastern Michigan University alumni
- Nigerian sportspeople in doping cases
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Nigeria
- Olympic gold medalists for Nigeria
- Doping cases in the sport of athletics
- Eastern Michigan Eagles men's track and field athletes
- Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists in athletics
- African Games silver medalists for Nigeria
- African Games silver medalists in athletics (track and field)
- African Games athletes for Nigeria
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1999 All-Africa Games
- FISU World University Games gold medalists for Nigeria
- Medalists at the 1997 Summer Universiade
- People from Umuahia
- Sportspeople from Abia State
- 20th-century Nigerian sportsmen
- NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners
- Olympic men sprinters