Goodness Nwachukwu
Goodness Chiemerie Nwachukwu (born 6 October 1998)[1] is a Nigerian athlete who specialises in the discus. She won the gold medal in the Women's Discus F42 at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, setting a new world record for the discipline of 36.56m.[2] She broke her own world record of 32.95m, previously set at the 2021 World Para Athletics Grand Prix in Tunis.[3]
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| Full name | Goodness Chiemerie Nwachukwu | ||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Nigerian | ||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 October 1998 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Nigeria | ||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Discus | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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References
- "Goodness Chiemerie Nwachukwu". Birmingham2022.com. Birmingham Organising Committee for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Limited. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- "Nwachukwu delights the crowd at Birmingham 2022". World Para Athletics. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- "Results Book 2021 Tunis WPA Grand Prix" (PDF). Paralympic.org. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
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