Nigeria: Olympic Gold Medalist’s Tragic Leap
Chioma Ajunwa does not have the massive appearance of a heroine. But she has done heroic things both for herself and her country. In 1996 at the Atlanta Olympics, she won a gold medal in a record distance of 7.12 in metre long jump. This marked Nigeria’s entry into the circuit of countries with gold medals since joining the Olympic family in Finland in 1952.