Chima Kingsley Ugwu (born 19 July 1973 in Enugu) is a Nigerian shot putter. He also occasionally competed in discus throw.
He competed at the 1996, 2000, and 2004 Summer Olympics, and the World Championships in 1993, 1997 and 2003 without reaching the finals.
Ugwu came to the United States in 1994 and won the 1995 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.
Competition record Representing 1989African ChampionshipsLagos, Nigeria2ndShot put16.76 m1991All-Africa GamesCairo, Egypt1stShot put17.64 m1992African ChampionshipsBelle Vue Harel, Mauritius1stShot put18.50 m1993African ChampionshipsDurban, South Africa2ndShot put18.07 mWorld ChampionshipsStuttgart, Germany26th (q)Shot put18.19 m1994Commonwealth GamesVictoria, Canada3rdShot put19.26 m1995All-Africa GamesHarare, Zimbabwe2ndShot put18.55 m1996Olympic GamesAtlanta, United States25th (q)Shot put18.39 m1997World ChampionshipsAthens, Greece28th (q)Shot put18.00 m2000African ChampionshipsAlgiers, Algeria1stShot put19.02 m3rdDiscus throw57.91 mOlympic GamesSydney, Australia21st (q)Shot put19.11 m2002Commonwealth GamesManchester, United Kingdom5thShot put18.46 m4thDiscus throw59.19 m2003World ChampionshipsParis, France23rd (q)Discus throw58.13 mAll-Africa GamesAbuja, Nigeria2ndShot put18.66 m4thDiscus throw62.26 mAfro-Asian GamesHyderabad, India5thShot put18.42 m2ndDiscus throw59.87 m2006African ChampionshipsBambous, Mauritius4thShot put16.59 m3rdDiscus throw51.56 m2007All-Africa GamesAlgiers, Algeria5thShot put17.16 m6thDiscus throw53.75 m2008African ChampionshipsAddis Ababa, Ethiopia6thShot put15.77 m4thDiscus throw50.84 m
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