ELONU Adaora

Date of Birth: 28 Apr 1990

Age: 31

Gender: Female

Height (m/ft): 1.85/6'0''

Place of birth: HOUSTON, TX

Birth Country:

United States of America

Place of residence : GIRONA

Residence Country:

Spain

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Basketball	Women NGR Nigeria	11

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Saitama Super Arena	Women's Preliminary Round Group B #10 NGR Nigeria 72 USA United States 81	Finished
	Saitama Super Arena	Women's Preliminary Round Group B #23 FRA France 87 NGR Nigeria 62	Finished
	Saitama Super Arena	Women's Preliminary Round Group B #33 NGR Nigeria 83 JPN Japan 102	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location
8	Women	2018	Santa Cruz de Tenerife, ESP

African Championship

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Women	2019	Dakar, SEN
1	Women	2017	Bamako, MLI

Occupation:

Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA

Languages spoken:

Uni Girona CB [Spain] since 2019/20

Eric Suris [club], ESP; Otis Hughley [national], USA

Position style:

Power forward (ligadia.feb.es, 07 Jun 2019)

Sporting relatives:

Her brother Chinemelu Elonu has played basketball at club level, including for Greek Basket League [GBL] side AEK Athens and Pallacanestro Reggiana of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A [LBA]. (12thman.com, 18 Feb 2020; reggionline.com, 14 Jan 2019)

National league:

Liga Femenina [ESP] (zonadostres.com, 07 Jun 2019)

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (12thman.com, 18 Feb 2020)

She was named Most Valuable Player [MVP] of the 2019 Spanish Supercopa after winning the competition with Uni Girona CB. (sportinglife.ng, 25 Sep 2019)

She was named MVP of the 2016 Copa de la Reina in Spain after her club CB Conquero won the tournament. (feb.es, 02 Jul 2016)

General Interest

General
TEAM CAPTAIN
She was named captain of the Nigerian national team ahead of the 2018 World Cup in Tenerife, Spain. "Everything is a team effort so there is no pressure. The girls trust me and I have the same trust in them." (aclsports.com, 12 Aug 2018; guardian.ng, 07 Feb 2020; fiba.basketball, 19 Sep 2018)

DUAL CITIZENSHIP
Born in Houston, TX, United States of America, she holds dual citizenship for Nigeria and the United States of America. "I want to move to Nigeria after everything is finished. It's a place that I feel the most comfortable." (ligadia.feb.es, 07 Jun 2019; Perfumerias Avenida YouTube channel, 05 Oct 2016)

CHARITY WORK
She is a member of the Hope For Us Charity, which aims to improve healthcare, education, sustainability and social justice in African nations. Her brother Chinemelu is vice-president of the charity. (12thman.com, 18 Feb 2020; Instagram profile, 01 Jan 2019)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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