Nnenna Njoku

Nnenna Njoku
Personal information
NationalityNigerian
Born (1955-03-18) 18 March 1955
Height163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Events
High jump
Shot put

Nnenna Njoku-Mbonu (born 18 March 1955) is a Nigerian retired athlete who competed ta the 1972 Summer Olympics.[1]

Biography

Njoku finished third behind Janet Honour in the pentathlon event at the British 1971 WAAA Championships[2][3] and second behind Pam Ryan in the 200 metres hurdles event at the 1972 WAAA Championships.[4]

At the 1972 Olympics Games in Munich, she represented Nigeria in the women's high jump and the women's shot put competitions.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nnenna Njoku Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  2. ↑ "Women's AAA Results". Sunday Sun (Newcastle). 18 July 1971. Retrieved 7 March 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
  4. ↑ "Women's AAA Champions". Sunday Mirror. 9 July 1972. Retrieved 7 March 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Olympedia – Nnenna Njoku". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
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