Flora Ugwunwa (born 26 June 1984) is a Nigerian Paralympic athlete competing in F54-classification events. She represented Nigeria at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and she won the gold medal in the women's javelin throw F54 event. She also set a new world record of 20.25m at this event.
She represented Nigeria at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan after winning the silver medal in the women's javelin throw F54 event at the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. She also competed in the women's shot put F54 event where she finished in 6th place.
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1984 births
Place of birth missing (living people) Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Paralympic gold medalists for Nigeria Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) Paralympic athletes for Nigeria African Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 African Games African Games gold medalists for Nigeria African Games silver medalists for Nigeria Nigerian javelin throwers Nigerian female discus throwers Nigerian female shot putters Wheelchair discus throwers Wheelchair shot putters Wheelchair javelin throwers Paralympic discus throwers Paralympic javelin throwers Paralympic shot putters 20th-century Nigerian women 21st-century Nigerian women