Chima Ugwu
# Chima Ugwu

Chima Kingsley Ugwu // (listen)(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

| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Representing Nigeria ||||||
| 1989 | African Championships | Lagos, Nigeria | 2nd | Shot put | 16.76 m |
| 1991 | All-Africa Games | Cairo, Egypt | 1st | Shot put | 17.64 m |
| 1992 | African Championships | Belle Vue, Mauritius | 1st | Shot put | 18.50 m |
| 1993 | African Championships | Durban, South Africa | 2nd | Shot put | 18.07 m |
| 1993 | World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 26th (q) | Shot put | 18.19 m |
| 1994 | Commonwealth Games | Victoria, Canada | 3rd | Shot put | 19.26 m |
| 1995 | All-Africa Games | Harare, Zimbabwe | 2nd | Shot put | 18.55 m |
| 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 25th (q) | Shot put | 18.39 m |
| 1997 | World Championships | Athens, Greece | 28th (q) | Shot put | 18.00 m |
| 2000 | African Championships | Algiers, Algeria | 1st | Shot put | 19.02 m |
| 2000 | African Championships | Algiers, Algeria | 3rd | Discus throw | 57.91 m |
| 2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 21st (q) | Shot put | 19.11 m |
| 2002 | Commonwealth Games | Manchester, United Kingdom | 5th | Shot put | 18.46 m |
| 2002 | Commonwealth Games | Manchester, United Kingdom | 4th | Discus throw | 59.19 m |
| 2003 | World Championships | Paris, France | 23rd (q) | Discus throw | 58.13 m |
| 2003 | All-Africa Games | Abuja, Nigeria | 2nd | Shot put | 18.66 m |
| 2003 | All-Africa Games | Abuja, Nigeria | 4th | Discus throw | 62.26 m |
| 2003 | Afro-Asian Games | Hyderabad, India | 5th | Shot put | 18.42 m |
| 2003 | Afro-Asian Games | Hyderabad, India | 2nd | Discus throw | 59.87 m |
| 2006 | African Championships | Bambous, Mauritius | 4th | Shot put | 16.59 m |
| 2006 | African Championships | Bambous, Mauritius | 3rd | Discus throw | 51.56 m |
| 2007 | All-Africa Games | Algiers, Algeria | 5th | Shot put | 17.16 m |
| 2007 | All-Africa Games | Algiers, Algeria | 6th | Discus throw | 53.75 m |
| 2008 | African Championships | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 6th | Shot put | 15.77 m |
| 2008 | African Championships | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 4th | Discus throw | 50.84 m |
