Chioma Ajunwa
- Born
- Dec 25, 1971 (54 years old)
- Events
- Long Jump · 60 m
- Height
- 1.64 m
- Weight
- 57 kg
- Club
- Nigeria women's national football team
Chioma Ajunwa-Opara, née Chioma Ajunwa, (25 December 1970) is a Nigerian former track and field athlete and football player, notable for being the first Nigerian to win Olympic gold at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, and the first black African woman to win an Olympic gold medal in a field event.
A member of the Nigerian Police Force, Ajunwa remains the only woman to compete at both the FIFA Women's World Cup as a footballer and the Olympics as a track and field athlete. In December 2017, 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.
As of Nov 1, 2026: Long Jump 7.12 (#34 all-time), 60 m 7.02, 2002 season best 6.56 (Jun 8, 2002, Dortmund (GER)) · Olympic Games: 1 gold · Area record (50 Metres) · 54 years old
Personal bests
WA points calculator →* Wind-assisted (> 2.0 m/s)
Medals
| Competitions | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | 1 | – | – | 1 |
Progression
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | LJ | 6.56 | – | Jun 8, 2002 | Dortmund (GER) |
| 2002 | 60m | 7.06 | – | Feb 17, 2002 | – |
| 2002 | 60m Indoor | 7.06 | – | Feb 17, 2002 | Birmingham (GBR) (i) |
| 2002 | 100m | 11.19 | +0.5 | May 20, 2002 | Rehlingen (GER) |
| 2001 | LJ | 6.65 | – | Jul 22, 2001 | Nigerian Championships |
| 2001 | 60m Indoor | 7.44 | – | Feb 16, 2001 | Halle (GER) (i) |
| 2001 | 60m | 7.44 | – | Feb 16, 2001 | – |
| 2001 | 100m | 12.1h | – | Apr 28, 2001 | Hemel Hempstead (GBR) |