Chioma Matthews
Chioma Matthews (née Ezeogu, born 12 March 1981) is an English female athlete who competes in the triple jump event and also played netball for England. She has a personal best distance of 13.53 metres in the triple jump.[1][2]
Netball career
[edit]Matthews, playing for Brunel Hurricanes, was part of the inaugural Netball Superleague formed in 2005. She then went on to compete in the sport of netball for England at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia and won a bronze medal.[3]
Athletics career
[edit]Matthews switched sports to athletics at the relatively late age of 28 and competed at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland in the triple jump finishing 8th.[4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Athlete Profile". World Athletics.
- ^ "Athletes and Results Chioma Ezeogu". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "A whole new ball game". BBC Sport.
- ^ "London council worker switches sports". Evening Standard.
- ^ "Athletes and Results Chioma Matthews". Commonwealth Games Federation.
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- English netball players
- British female triple jumpers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Netball Superleague players
- Surrey Storm players
- London Pulse players
- Netball players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- AENA Super Cup players
- Commonwealth Games medallists in netball
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England
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