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| Nationality | American, Nigerian | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1992-01-23) January 23, 1992 (age 32) Mesquite, Texas, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Nigeria | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
| Sprint, Bobsled | 100m 200m 400m 4x100m | |||||||||||||||||
| College team | University of Houston | |||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best | 200 m: 23.34 s (2015) | |||||||||||||||||
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Ngozi Whitney Onwumere, also known as Betty Onwumere (born January 23, 1992) is an American– Nigerian sprinter and bobsledder who competes internationally for Nigeria. In track, Onwumere specializes in the 100 metres, 200 metres, 400 metres and 4 x 100 metres relay. Ngozi claimed gold alongside Blessing Okagbare, Lawretta Ozoh and Cecilia Francis in the 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2015 All-Africa Games in Brazzaville, Congo. She also represented Nigeria at the 2015 IAAF World Relays in Nassau, Bahamas. She represented Nigeria at the 2018 Winter Olympics in 2-women bobsled.
Onwumere was born and raised in Mesquite, Texas, where she graduated from Mesquite High School. She attended the University of Houston.
References
- NGOZI ONWUMERE Archived 2017-12-10 at the Wayback Machine. UHCOUGARS.com. Retrieved 2017-12-09.
- "AAG: Nigeria Unleash Track And Field Warriors". Complete Sports. 13 September 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
- Sab Osuji (15 September 2015). "Okagbare Inspires Nigeria To AAG 4X100M Gold". Complete Sports. Brazzaville. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
- "Okagbare To Lead Nigeria's Team To IAAF World Athletics Championships". Channels TV. 4 August 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
- "Nigerian bobsled team will be country's first-ever Winter Olympics representatives". ABC News (Australia). 17 November 2017.
- NGOZI ONWUMERE Archived 2017-12-10 at the Wayback Machine. UHCOUGARS.com. Retrieved 2017-12-09.
External links
- Ngozi Onwumere at World Athletics
- Ngozi Onwumere at the International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation
- Ngozi Onwumere at All-Athletics
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| Preceded byOlufunke Oshonaike | Flagbearer for Nigeria PyeongChang 2018 |
Succeeded byOdunayo Adekuoroye Quadri Aruna |
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- 1992 births
- Living people
- Houston Cougars women's track and field athletes
- Nigerian female sprinters
- Nigerian female bobsledders
- African Games gold medalists for Nigeria
- African Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
- African Games silver medalists for Nigeria
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 African Games
- Olympic bobsledders for Nigeria
- Bobsledders at the 2018 Winter Olympics
- American female sprinters
- American female bobsledders
- Track and field athletes from Texas
- Sportspeople from Mesquite, Texas
- Sportspeople from Dallas County, Texas
- American sportspeople of Nigerian descent
- Mesquite High School (Texas) alumni
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