Chijindu Ujah
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Chijindu Ujah in 2013. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality |
 United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
5 March 1994 Ponders End, Enfield, London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Running | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Sprints | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 100 m: 9.96 (Hengelo 2014) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Chijindu "CJ" Ujah (born 5 March 1994) is a British athlete, specialising as a sprinter.
Early life and education
Chijindu Ujah was born in Enfield, London, into a family who are originally from Nigeria. He grew up in Enfield and has one older sibling. Alongside his brother he attended Bishop Stopford's School. Chijindu went on to study at Sir George Monoux College, a sixth form college in Walthamstow, where he took up Science and Maths. He is currently a sport science student at Middlesex University in London.
Career
Ujah is the fifth British sprinter to break 10 seconds for the 100 metres, and the youngest to do so, as of June 2014 he is ranked first on the all-time European under-20 list, and third on both the all-time British list and the all-time European under-23 list for the event with a fastest time of 9.96 (with a +1.4 tailwind), achieved at Hengelo, Netherlands on 8 June 2014.[1]
He is coached by Jonas Tawiah-Dodoo who also coaches British Long Jump record holder Greg Rutherford.
In 2013, he became the European Junior Champion in the 100 m.
At youth level, Ujah won the silver medal over 100 metres at the 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games[2] He also finished 8th in the IAAF World Youth Games 100 m. In 2012, he came 6th in the IAAF World Junior Championships 100 m.[3]
On 14 February 2015, Chijindu Ujah won the Sainsbury's Indoor British Championships 60 m with a time of 6.57 seconds.[4]
References
- ↑ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/athletics/10885560/Britains-Chijindu-Ujah-dips-under-10-second-barrier.html
- ↑ http://cyg2011results.com/Competitor.aspx?RegID=21623
- ↑ http://www.thepowerof10.info/athletes/profile.aspx?athleteid=104617
- ↑ http://www.britishathletics.org.uk/british-athletics-series/sainsburys-indoor-british-champs/athlete-information/
External links
- Chijindu Ujah on Twitter
- Chijindu Ujah profile at IAAF