Chima Kingsley Ugwu (born 19 July 1973 in

Enugu Enugu ( ; ) is the capital city of Enugu State in Nigeria. It is located in southeastern part of Nigeria. The city had a population of 820,000 according to the 2022 Nigerian census. The name ''Enugu'' is derived from the two Igbo words ''Énú ...

) is a Nigerian

shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. The shot put competition for men has been a part of the modern Olympics since their revival in 1896, and women's ...

ter. He also occasionally competed in

discus throw The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field event in which an athlete throws a heavy disk (mathematics), disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than their competitors. It is an classical antiqui ...

. He competed at the

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, and 2004 Summer Olympics, and the World Championships in 1993 World Championships in Athletics, 1993, 1997 World Championships in Athletics, 1997 and 2003 World Championships in Athletics, 2003 without reaching the finals. Ugwu came to the United States in 1994 and won the 1995 National Junior College Athletic Association, NJCAA outdoor shot put title while attending Central Arizona College. He was then recruited to play defensive tackle for the Arizona Wildcats football team, even though he had never played the sport before. He also won Pacific-10 Conference titles in both the shot put and discus throw. His personal best throw is 20.26 metres, achieved in July 2000 in Lagos. This is the previous Nigerian record, and ranks him fifth in South Africans Janus Robberts, Burger Lambrechts and Karel Potgieter

Personal life

In 2017, Ugwu was indicted for attempting to ship firearms to Nigeria. Chima was arrested in 2013 not 2017. The case went to trial in 2015 when charges were dismissed. His son, Kingsley, plays football at Kansas State Wildcats football, Kansas State.

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1973 births Living people Igbo sportspeople Nigerian male shot putters Nigerian male discus throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Nigeria Sportspeople from Enugu Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Nigeria African Games gold medalists for Nigeria African Games medalists in athletics (track and field) African Games silver medalists for Nigeria Athletes (track and field) at the 1991 All-Africa Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1995 All-Africa Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 All-Africa Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 All-Africa Games African Championships in Athletics winners Central Arizona Vaqueros men's track and field athletes Arizona Wildcats football players Arizona Wildcats men's track and field athletes 21st-century Nigerian people 20th-century Nigerian people Medallists at the 1994 Commonwealth Games {{Nigeria-athletics-bio-stub