Chierika "Coco" Ukogu (born 2 October 1992) is an American-born Nigerian professional rower. During the 2015 FISA African Olympic Qualification Regatta, she qualified to represent Nigeria at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, making her the first Nigerian to achieve such feat.[2][3][4] In order to compete in Rio, she raised $15,000 through her GoFundMe page and went on to reach the semi-finals C/D, a non-medal contention round; after placing 5th in her group.[5][6]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Coco |
| National team | Nigeria |
| Born | 2 October 1992 Philadelphia, U.S |
| Education | Stanford University Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai[1] |
| Occupation | sculler |
| Years active | 2012–2016 |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| Sport | Rowing |
| Women's single sculls | Sculling |
| Updated on 16:07, 24 July 2016 (UTC) | |
References
edit- ^ "Chierika Ukogu, MS2 | Cho Spine Laboratory". 6 December 2017.
- ^ "Video: Nigeria's first Olympic rower, Coco Speaks on her preparation". Vanguard News. 23 July 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
- ^ Mazzaccaro, Pete (14 January 2016). "Mt. St. Joseph Academy grad to row in Olympics". Chestnut Hill Local. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
- ^ Martschenko, Daphne (5 February 2016). "The Game of Persistence". Row Global. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
- ^ "Rio 2016: The rower, the rapper and the mistaken Nigerian Olympic medal". BBC. 20 August 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ^ "#RioOlympics2016: Chierika Ukogu Won't be Competing for Medals at the Women's Rowing Semifinals". BellaNaija. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
External links
edit- Chierika Ukogu at World Rowing
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