Lagos State government has gifted Olympic Gold Medalist Chioma Ajunwa with a three bedroom apartment as reward for her feat, 25 years after she was promised. Chioma Ajunwa-Opara, MON (born 25 December 1970) also known as Chioma Ajunwa – is a Nigerian former athlete who specialized in the long jump. After various setbacks in her career she achieved fame when she became the first Nigerian athlete to win an Olympic gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, and to date remains Nigeria’s only individual Olympic gold medalist. Chioma Ajunwa is the first black African woman to win an Olympic gold medal in a field event. Ajunwa is also an officer with the Nigerian Police Force. She is the first and only woman to compete in the FIFA Women’s World Cup as a footballer as well as the Olympic games doing track and field.
In December 2017, Chioma Ajunwa launched the Chioma Ajunwa-Okpara Foundation to discover new Nigerian stars in sports. The Foundation, in collaboration with the Abia State government, sponsored an Under-16 Athletics Championship for Secondary Schools in March 2018.
Appointments and membership of bodies
Chairperson of the Women’s Development Committee of Imo State Football Association – 2011
Member of Committee on the Revival of the Nigeria Academicals Sports Competitions – 2011
Assistant Commissioner of Police. 2018 – Date
