Rosemary Chukwuma (born 5 December 2001) is a Nigerian sprinter. She won a bronze medal in the metres relay at the

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as well as a gold medal in the metres relay at the

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. In 2018, she won a gold medal in the

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at the

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, clocking 11.17 seconds.

Career

Rosemary Chukwuma gained her first international experience at the

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where she won a bronze medal behind the teams from

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and Jamaica with the Nigerian relay team in 42.75 seconds. In the summer she won a gold medal with the relay team at the 2018 African Championships in

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but did not start over the 200 m event. Earlier, she won double gold at the

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in Algiers over 100 m and 200 m and thus qualified for the

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, where she won the 100 m gold medal. In 2019, she won triple gold at the Junior African Championships in Abidjan with 11.62 seconds and 23.81 seconds finishes over 100 m and 200 m respectively, and in 45.56 seconds with the Nigerian relay team. In early May, she ran in the relay for Nigeria at the

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in Yokohama with 45.07 seconds in the first round. Then she took part in the

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for the first time in

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and reached the final of the 200 m, where she did not start. She also won gold with the Nigerian relay team in 44.16 seconds.

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* 2001 births Living people Nigerian female sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 African Youth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 African Games African Games medalists in athletics (track and field) African Games gold medalists for Nigeria Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Nigeria Youth Olympic gold medalists for Nigeria Youth Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field) South Plains College alumni People from Ebonyi State 21st-century Nigerian women Athletes (track and field) at the 2022 Commonwealth Games {{Nigeria-athletics-bio-stub