Nkiruka Florence Nwakwe

Nkiruka Florence Nwakwe

Personal information
Nickname	Nwakwe
Nationality	Nigerian
Born	1994 (age 30–31) Nigeria
Height	164 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	59 kg (130 lb)
Sport
Country	Nigeria.
Sport	Sprinter athlete
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals	Junior
National finals	Junior level
Medal record Women's athletics Representing   Nigeria Summer Youth Olympics 2010 Singapore 200 m 2010 Singapore 4*100 m relay

Nkiruka Florence Nwakwe (born c. 1994), also known as Nkiruka Nwakwe, is a Nigerian sprinter and hurdler. She competed at local and international level representing Nigeria in female athletics competitions.

Career

Nkiruka Florence Nwakwe started her career as a junior sprint runner and hurdler in Nigeria where she competes in various local competitions. She won her major competitive gold medal at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Athletics at 200 the metres events and also sparticipated at The women's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics in Athletics which was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 13 and 14 July, ^[1] she also participated in the African 4 × 400 m relay team that won silver medals at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics with Josephine Omaka from Nigeria, Izelle Neuhoff from South Africa and Bukola Abogunloko another Nigerian. ^{[2] [3]}

Achievements

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Josephine Omaka	Athletics	Girls' 100m	21 Aug
Silver	Josephine Omaka Nkiruka Florence Nwakwe Bukola Abogunloko	Athletics	Girls' Medley Relay	23 Aug
Bronze	Bukola Abogunloko	Athletics	Girls' 400m	21 Aug

Girls

Track and road events

Athletes	Event	Qualification		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Nkiruka Florence Nwakwe	Girls’ 100m	11.82	4 Q	23.46
Josephine Omaka  (NGR)  Nkiruka Florence Nwakwe (NGR)   Izelle Neuhoff  (RSA)   Bukola Abogunloko  (NGR)	Girls’ Medley Relay			2:06.19

Field Events

Athletes	Event	Qualification		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Nkechi Leticia Chime	Girls’ Shot Put	13.99	6 Q	14.16	7

National Olympic Committees (NOCs), mixed-NOCs teams in the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics

Main article: Athletics at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Girls' medley relay details	Americas   Myasia Jacobs  (USA)   Tynia Gaither  (BAH)   Rashan Brown  (BAH)   Robin Reynolds  (USA)	Africa   Josephine Omaka  (NGR)  Nkiruka Florence Nwakwe (NGR)   Izelle Neuhoff  (RSA)   Bukola Abogunloko  (NGR)	Europe   Annie Tagoe  (GBR)   Anna Bongiorni  (ITA)   Sonja Mosler  (GER)   Bianca Răzor  (ROU)

Personal bests

• 200 metres – 23.46 (2010)
• 200 metres – 24.55 – Nsukka (NGR) – 21 APR 2012

See also

• Omolade Akinremi
• Josephine Omaka

References

1. "Celebrating The Pride of Africa". Olympic Organisation. 3 January 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
2. "A Miserable Day For Team Nigeria at Olympics". PM News Nigeria. 3 January 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
3. "Nigeria female athletes outshine their male counterpart". Olympic Organisation. 3 January 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2020.