Chierika Ukogu

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Chierika Ukogu
Personal information
Nickname(s)Coco
National teamNigeria
Born (1992-10-02) 2 October 1992 (age 30)
Philadelphia, U.S
Education Stanford University
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai [1]
Occupation sculler
Years active2012–2016
Sport
CountryFlag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Sport Rowing
Women's single sculls Sculling
Updated on 16:07, 24 July 2016 (UTC).

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]

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References

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