Virginia Ohagwu

Virginia Ohagwu

Personal information
Full name	Virginia Ohagwu
Born	Nigeria
Medal record Women's para-athletics Representing   Nigeria Commonwealth Games 2002 Manchester Women's Shot - Seated 2006 Melbourne Women's Seated Shot Put

Virginia Ohagwu is a Paralympian athlete from Nigeria. She represents Nigeria in the shot put - seated category. She won two silver medals at the Commonwealth games held in 2002 and 2006. ^[1]

Achievements

Ohagwu competed in the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England where she won a silver medal after representing Nigeria in the Women's Shot put - Seated event with a result of 8.76m. ^[2]

She also won a silver medal after having participated also in the Women's Seated Shot Put event at the 2006 Commonwealth Games held in Melbourne. ^{[3] [4]}

References

1. "Commonwealth Games Medallists - Elite Athletes with a Disability". www.gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
2. "Athletics Shot Put Para Sport - Women Silver Medals | Commonwealth Games Federation". thecgf.com. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
3. "Magical Melbourne". 26 March 2006. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
4. "Virginia Ohagwu | Commonwealth Games Federation". thecgf.com. Retrieved 5 November 2020.