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'''Chukwuebuka Cornnell Enekwechi''' (born January 28, 1993, in [[Queens, New York]]) is a [[Nigerian Americans|Nigerian-]][[United States|American]] track and field athlete, specializing in throwing events. He competes internationally for [[Nigeria]]. He is the 2018 [[Commonwealth Games]] Silver medallist and reigning [[African Championships in Athletics|African Champion]] in the [[shot put]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.iaaf.org/news/report/obiri-ta-lou-samaai-african-champs-day-2|title=Obiri and Ta Lou dominate, Samaai defeats Manyonga at African Championships in Asaba{{!}} News {{!}} iaaf.org|website=www.iaaf.org|language=en|access-date=2019-04-28}}</ref> He is also the reigning Nigerian National Sports Festival Champion.
'''Chukwuebuka Cornnell Enekwechi''' (born January 28, 1993, in [[Queens, New York]]) is a [[Nigerian Americans|Nigerian-]][[United States|American]] track and field athlete, specializing in throwing events. He competes internationally for [[Nigeria]]. He is the 2018 [[Commonwealth Games]] Silver medallist and reigning [[African Championships in Athletics|African Champion]] in the [[shot put]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.iaaf.org/news/report/obiri-ta-lou-samaai-african-champs-day-2|title=Obiri and Ta Lou dominate, Samaai defeats Manyonga at African Championships in Asaba{{!}} News {{!}} iaaf.org|website=www.iaaf.org|language=en|access-date=2019-04-28}}</ref> He is also the reigning Nigerian National Sports Festival Champion.


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== Personal ==
== Personal ==
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While at [[Francis Lewis High School]], he won two city championships,<ref>http://www.purduesports.com/sports/c-track/mtt/chukwuebuka_enekwechi_785630.html</ref> and was the 2012 USATF Youth Champion in the shot put.<ref>http://www.usatf.org/events/2011/USAYouthOutdoorTFChampionships/results/F569.asp</ref>
While at [[Francis Lewis High School]], he won two city championships,<ref>http://www.purduesports.com/sports/c-track/mtt/chukwuebuka_enekwechi_785630.html</ref> and was the 2012 USATF Youth Champion in the shot put.<ref>http://www.usatf.org/events/2011/USAYouthOutdoorTFChampionships/results/F569.asp</ref>


=== '''Post Collegiate''' ===
=== Post Collegiate ===
Enekwechi threw over twenty metres in the shot put for the first time in 2016. He won his first national title at the 2016 Nigerian Championships in [[Sapele, Delta|Sapele]] with a distance of 19.60 m.<ref name=":0" /> He chased after the Olympic qualification shot put mark of 20.50 m but only managed a best of 20.45 that year. It was in 2017 that he first represented Nigeria internationally. At the [[2017 World Championships in Athletics|London World Championships]], he did not making it out of the qualifying round.<ref>https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/5151/AT-SP-M-q----.RS6.pdf</ref> He also represented Nigeria at the [[2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships|2018 World Indoor Championships]].
Enekwechi threw over twenty metres in the shot put for the first time in 2016. He won his first national title at the 2016 Nigerian Championships in [[Sapele, Delta|Sapele]] with a distance of 19.60 m.<ref name=":0" /> He chased after the Olympic qualification shot put mark of 20.50 m but only managed a best of 20.45 that year. It was in 2017 that he first represented Nigeria internationally. At the [[2017 World Championships in Athletics|London World Championships]], he did not making it out of the qualifying round.<ref>https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/5151/AT-SP-M-q----.RS6.pdf</ref> He also represented Nigeria at the [[2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships|2018 World Indoor Championships]].


Revision as of 16:02, 1 May 2019

Chukwuebuka Enekwechi
Personal information
Full nameChukwuebuka Cornnell Enekwechi
Born (1993-01-28) 28 January 1993 (age 31)
Queens, New York, United States
EducationPurdue University
Sport
Country Nigeria
SportAthletics
SprintShot Put
College teamPurdue Boilermakers
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking12
Personal best(s)Output Shot Put 21.77 (Bragança Paulista 2019)
Indoor Shot Put 21.09 (Notre Dame 2019)
Hammer Throw 72.77 (East Lansing 2015)
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  Nigeria
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Gold Coast shot put
African Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Asaba Shot put
Updated on 28 April 2019

Chukwuebuka Cornnell Enekwechi (born January 28, 1993, in Queens, New York) is a Nigerian-American track and field athlete, specializing in throwing events. He competes internationally for Nigeria. He is the 2018 Commonwealth Games Silver medallist and reigning African Champion in the shot put.[1] He is also the reigning Nigerian National Sports Festival Champion.


Personal

His parents, Christian and Christiana Enekwechi are Nigerians. He has three siblings.[2] Enekwechi also works as a throws coach for West Lafayette High School.[3]

Career

While competing for Purdue University, he threw the shot put, discus, hammer and weight. He was runner up at the 2016 NCAA Championships in the shot put and sixth in the hammer that same day. He was the 2014 and 2015 Big Ten Champion in the Hammer Throw and also the Field athlete of the year in 2015.[4]

While at Francis Lewis High School, he won two city championships,[5] and was the 2012 USATF Youth Champion in the shot put.[6]

Post Collegiate

Enekwechi threw over twenty metres in the shot put for the first time in 2016. He won his first national title at the 2016 Nigerian Championships in Sapele with a distance of 19.60 m.[7] He chased after the Olympic qualification shot put mark of 20.50 m but only managed a best of 20.45 that year. It was in 2017 that he first represented Nigeria internationally. At the London World Championships, he did not making it out of the qualifying round.[8] He also represented Nigeria at the 2018 World Indoor Championships.

2018 was a breakthrough year for Enekwechi. At the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, he won a silver medal behind Tom Walsh with a throw of 21.14 m. At the time, this was a personal best for him. Enekwechi then went on to win the shot put title at the African championships in Asaba later in the year. His winning mark of 21.08 m is the African championships record. As African champion he was selected to represent Africa at the Ostrava Continental Cup. In December 2018, he won both the shot put and hammer throw at the 19th National Sports Festival in Abuja. He set a national sports festival record of 20.36 to win the shot put.[9][10]

He began his 2019 outdoor season with a shot put personal best of 21.28 m at the Taylor George Glass Invitational.[11][12] This mark remained one of the top ten throws in the world until he bettered it at the Grande Premio Brasil Caixa de Atletismo World Challenge meet. He set a new Nigerian National record of 21.77 m to win the event.[13] This record bettered the previous record held by Stephen Mozia which was 21.76 m.


National Titles

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

References

  1. ^ "Obiri and Ta Lou dominate, Samaai defeats Manyonga at African Championships in Asaba| News | iaaf.org". www.iaaf.org. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
  2. ^ "Chukwuebuka Enekwechi - Track & Field". Purdue University Athletics. Retrieved 2019-04-26.
  3. ^ "Former Purdue All-American raises bar for West Lafayette throwers". Journal & Courier. Retrieved 2019-04-26.
  4. ^ "Big Ten Announces Men's Outdoor Track & Field Individual Honors". bigten.org. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
  5. ^ http://www.purduesports.com/sports/c-track/mtt/chukwuebuka_enekwechi_785630.html
  6. ^ http://www.usatf.org/events/2011/USAYouthOutdoorTFChampionships/results/F569.asp
  7. ^ a b Olus, Yemi (2016-07-09). "Official Results of 2016 Nigerian Olympic Trials". MAKING OF CHAMPIONS. Retrieved 2019-04-26.
  8. ^ https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/5151/AT-SP-M-q----.RS6.pdf
  9. ^ "Top 5 Nigerian Athletes who came to limelight in 2018". Save Nigeria Sport. 2018-12-25. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
  10. ^ "Delta State star sets new National Sports Festival record – Daily Advent Nigeria". Retrieved 2019-04-28.
  11. ^ "2019 Taylor George Glass Invitational | MeetPro by DirectAthletics". crossroadstiming.com. Retrieved 2019-04-26.
  12. ^ "World Men's List — 2019". Track & Field News. Retrieved 2019-04-26.
  13. ^ "Shot Put Result | Grande Premio Brasil de Atletismo | iaaf.org". www.iaaf.org. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
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