Chioma Matthews (née Ezeogu, born 12 March 1981) is an English female athlete who competes in the
triple jump
The triple jump, sometimes referred to as the hop, step and jump or the hop, skip and jump, is a track and field event, similar to long jump. As a group, the two events are referred to as the "horizontal jumps". The competitor runs down the tr ...
event and also played netball for England. She has a personal best distance of 13.53 metres in the triple jump.
Netball career
Matthews, playing for
Brunel Hurricanes
Surrey Storm was an English netball team based at the University of Surrey. Their senior team played in the Netball Super League between 2005 and 2024. Between 2001 and 2005 they played in the Super Cup as London Hurricanes. After forming a p ...
, was part of the inaugural
Netball Superleague
The Netball Super League is an elite netball league in the United Kingdom. The league is organised by England Netball but features teams based in Netball in England, England, Netball in Wales, Wales and previously Netball in Scotland, Scotland. ...
formed in 2005. She then went on to compete in the sport of netball for England at the
2006 Commonwealth Games
The 2006 Commonwealth Games, officially the XVIII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Melbourne 2006, were an International sport, international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth held in Melbourne ...
in Melbourne, Australia and won a bronze medal.
Athletics career
Matthews switched sports to athletics at the relatively late age of 28 and competed at the
2014 Commonwealth Games
The 2014 Commonwealth Games (), officially known as the XX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Glasgow 2014 (; ), were an international multi-sport event celebrated in the tradition of the Commonwealth Games as governed by the Commonwea ...
in Glasgow, Scotland in the triple jump finishing 8th.
References
1981 births
Living people
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
Commonwealth Games netball players for England
AENA Super Cup players
Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in netball
Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England
Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
21st-century English sportswomen
England international netball players
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