Ngozi Monu
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Ngozi Rosalin Monu is a Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...

n swimmer. Monu is the most prolific female swimmer from Nigeria. She focuses on the 50m & 100m freestyle event. She competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics
Nigeria at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Silver:*Sunday Bada, Clement Chukwu, Jude Monye, Enefiok Udo-Obong, Nduka Awazie , Fidelis Gadzama — Athletics, Men's 4x400 m relay*Glory Alozie — Athletics, Women's 100 m hurdles*Ruth Ogbeifo — Weightlifting, Women's 75 kg...

 and 2008 Summer Olympics
Nigeria at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Nigeria competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics which were held in Beijing, People's Republic of China from August 8 to August 24, 2008.-Medalists:- Athletics:Fourteen men and eighteen women qualified to represent Nigeria in athletics....

. Her younger sister Uche Monu, is also a swimmer who represents Nigeria in the Backstroke and freestyle events.

2000 Summer Olympic Games

Monu competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics
2000 Summer Olympics
The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...

at the age of 19; it was her first olympic games. She was entered in the women's 50 metre freestyle. She won her heat with a time of 28.20s, but it was not enough to advance. She was ranked 57th out of a total of 92 swimmers.

2007 World Aquatics Championships

At the World Aquatics Championship in Melbourne, Australia, Monu participated in the 50m with a time of 28.89 ranked 83rd, 100m freestyle with a time of 1.01.88 ranked 84th. And also Anchored the Nigerian team in the 400m freestyle and medley relays.

2008 Summer Olympic Games

In Beijing Monu represented Nigeria for the second time participating in the same event. She finished 6th in her Heat with a time of 27.39 which was short of advancing to the next stage. However it is one of the fastest times by a Nigerian woman in the event.
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