Chinazum Ruth Nwosu (born 29 December 1994) is a Nigerian taekwondo practitioner. She won the gold medal in the women's 53 kg event at the 2019 African Games held in Rabat, Morocco. She also won the silver medal in this event at the 2015 African Games held in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo.
Career
At the 2016 African Taekwondo Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Agadir, Morocco, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's 57 kg event. In 2017, she competed in the women's bantamweight event at the 2017 World Taekwondo Championships held in Muju, South Korea. She was eliminated in her third match by Tatiana Kudashova of Russia. At the 2018 African Taekwondo Championships held in Agadir, Morocco, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's 53 kg event.
In 2019, she represented Nigeria at the 2019 African Games held in Rabat, Morocco and she won the gold medal in the women's 53 kg event. In the final, she defeated Oumaima El-Bouchti of Morocco. In 2020, she competed in the women's 57 kg event at the 2020 African Taekwondo Olympic Qualification Tournament in Rabat, Morocco. She finished in third place and she did not qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.
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Living people
1994 births
Place of birth missing (living people) Nigerian female taekwondo practitioners African Games medalists in taekwondo African Games gold medalists for Nigeria African Games silver medalists for Nigeria Competitors at the 2015 African Games Competitors at the 2019 African Games African Taekwondo Championships medalists 21st-century Nigerian women 21st-century Nigerian people