Uhunoma Osazuwa

Uhunoma Naomi Osazuwa (born November 23, 1987 in Oakland, California[1]) is a Nigerian track and field athlete competing in the heptathlon. She represented Nigeria at the 2012 Summer Olympics but failed to finish the competition after recording marks in five events. She qualified for 2016 Rio Olympics in the heptathlon, finishing in 29th place.[2]

Uhunoma Osazuwa

Personal information
Born	November 23, 1987 Oakland, California,  United States
Education	Clark High School
Alma mater	Syracuse University University of Michigan
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Sport
Country	Nigeria
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Heptathlon
College team	Syracuse Orange
Turned pro	2010
Coached by	Enoch Borozinski
Achievements and titles
World finals	2015
Olympic finals	2012, 2016
Personal best(s)	6153 (Durban, South Africa)
Medal record Women's Athletics Representing  Nigeria African Games 2015 Brazzaville Heptathlon 2011 Maputo High jump African Championships 2016 Durban Heptathlon 2012 Porto Novo 100 m hurdles
Updated on 26 August 2016.

She received her doctor of pharmacy degree in 2014 from the University of Michigan College of Pharmacy.[3]

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Nigeria
2011	All-Africa Games	Maputo, Mozambique	2nd	High jump	1.80 m
	Universiade	Shenzhen, China	11th	Heptathlon	5589 pts
2012	African Championships	Porto Novo, Benin	3rd	100 m hurdles	13.61 s
			5th	Heptathlon	5126 pts
	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	–	Heptathlon	DNF
2015	Pan American Combined Events Cup	Ottawa, Ontario, Canada	2nd[4]	Heptathlon	6008 pts
	World Championships	Beijing, China	18th	Heptathlon	5951 pts
	African Games	Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo	1st	Heptathlon	5892 pts
2016	African Championships	Durban, South Africa	1st	Heptathlon	6153 pts
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	29th	Heptathlon	4916 pts

NCAA record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Syracuse Orange
2010	2010 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships	Hayward Field University of Oregon	14th	Heptathlon	5304 pts
	Big East Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships	Gettler Stadium University Of Cincinnati Bearcats	1st		5549 pts
	NCAA Women's Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships	Randal Tyson Track Center University of Arkansas	6th	Pentathlon	4061 pts
	Big East Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships	Armory Track & Field Center	2nd		3942 pts
2009	Big East Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships	Villanova Stadium Villanova University	1st	Heptathlon	5236 pts
	Big East Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships	Armory Track & Field Center	4th	Pentathlon	3836 pts
2008	Big East Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships	Villanova Stadium Villanova University	5th	Heptathlon	4921 pts
	Big East Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships	Armory Track & Field Center	4th	Pentathlon	3757 pts
2007	Big East Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships	George J. Sherman Family-Sports Complex University of Connecticut	8th	Heptathlon	4775 pts
	Big East Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships	Armory Track & Field Center		Pentathlon	3423 pts
	Big East Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships	Armory Track & Field Center		60 m hurdles	9.07

References

1. Uhunoma Osazuwa. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2013-06-19.
2. "IAAF: Uhunoma Osazuwa | Profile". iaaf.org. Retrieved 2017-06-02.
3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLVLI6HmhDI
4. Competing as guest.

External links

• IAAF profile for Uhunoma Osazuwa
• [1]
• [2]

1. Uhunoma Osazuwa - 2009-10 Track and Field - Syracuse's first All-American pentathlete. cuse.com. Retrieved on August 4, 2016.
2. Syracuse Uhunoma Osazuwa tfrrs.org. Retrieved on August 4, 2016.