Chijindu Ujah

Chijindu Ujah

Chijindu Ujah in 2013.
Personal information
Nationality  United Kingdom
Born (1994-03-05) 5 March 1994
London, England , Enfield, Ponders End
Sport
Sport Running
Event(s) Sprints
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 100 m: 9.96 (Hengelo 2014)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Competitor for  Great Britain
European Athletics Junior Championships
2013 Rieti 100 m
Competitor for  England
Commonwealth Youth Games
2011 Douglas 100 m
2011 Douglas 4×100 m relay

Chijindu "CJ" Ujah (born 5 March 1994) is a British athlete, specialising as a sprinter. He grew up in North London and studied at Sir George Monoux 6th Form College. He is the fifth British sprinter to break 10 seconds for the 100 metres, and the youngest to do so, as of June 2014 he is ranked first on the all-time European under-20 list, and third on both the all-time British list and the all-time European under-23 list for the event with a fastest time of 9.96 (with a +1.4 tailwind), achieved at Hengelo, Netherlands on June 8, 2014.[1]

He is coached by Jonas Tawiah-Dodoo who also coaches British Long Jump record holder Greg Rutherford.

He is the current (2013) European Junior Champion in the 100m event.

At youth level, Ujah won the silver medal over 100 metres at the 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games[2] He also finished 8th in the IAAF World Youth Games 100m. In 2012, he came 6th in the IAAF World Junior Championships 100m.[3]

On 14 February 2015, Chijindu Ujah won the Sainsbury's Indoor British Championships 60m in a time of 6.57s.[4]

Chijindu Ujah was born in London, Enfield into a family who are originally from Nigeria. He grew up in Enfield and has one older sibling. Alongside his brother he attended Bishop Stopford's School. Chijindu went on to study at Sir George Monoux 6th Form College, in Walthamstow, where he took up Science and Maths.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/athletics/10885560/Britains-Chijindu-Ujah-dips-under-10-second-barrier.html
  2. ↑ http://cyg2011results.com/Competitor.aspx?RegID=21623
  3. ↑ http://www.thepowerof10.info/athletes/profile.aspx?athleteid=104617
  4. ↑ http://www.britishathletics.org.uk/british-athletics-series/sainsburys-indoor-british-champs/athlete-information/

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