Vivian Peters-Chukwuemeka (born 4 May 1975) is a Nigerian retired shot putter and two-time Olympian. She won the gold medal in the shot put at the 2002 Commonwealth Games and has won three consecutive titles at the All-Africa Games from 1999 to 2007. She was the African Champion in the event in 2002, 2006 and 2008. She also competes in discus throw and hammer throw, but not on world level.
Her personal best throw is 18.43 metres, achieved in April 2003 in Walnut. This is the African record.IAAF.org statistics - Area Outdoor Records - Women - Africa
She competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics and the World Championships in 2003 and 2005 without reaching the finals. She won a silver medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.
She graduated from Azusa Pacific University in 2006 with a Bachelor of Social Work.
She received a two-year ban from athletics for a failed drug test at the 2009 Nigerian Championships. Chukwuemeka submitted that the investigation process was inadequately handled, but her claims were dismissed by the appeals panel and her two-year ban from the IAAF remained.. Nigeria Daily News. Retrieved on 2011-09-11.IAAF Newsletter Edition 112. IAAF (2010-04-27). Retrieved on 2010-04-27. When Chukwuemeka returned to competition in 2012, she failed a second drugs test – for the anabolic steroid stanozolol – shortly before the Olympic Games. Subsequently, she was given a lifetime ban from competition.Efe, Ben (2012-10-31). Doping latest: Chukwuemeka faces life ban. [Vanguard (Nigeria)]. Retrieved on 2014-07-15.Athletes currently suspended from all competitions in athletics following an Anti-Doping Rule Violation as at: 26.06.14. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-07-15.
Achievements Representing 2000Olympic Games Sydney, Australia14thShot put17.47 m2002Commonwealth Games Manchester, United Kingdom 1stShot put17.53 m9thDiscus throw53.44 mAfrican Championships Radès, Tunisia 1stShot put 2ndDiscus throwWorld Cup Madrid, Spain7thShot put2003All-Africa Games Abuja, Nigeria 1stShot put 2ndDiscus throw 3rdHammer throw2006Commonwealth Games Melbourne, Australia 2ndShot put9thDiscus throwAfrican Championships Bambous, Mauritius 1stShot put 2ndDiscus throwWorld Cup Athens, Greece8thShot put2007All-Africa Games Algiers, Algeria 1stShot put17.60 m 3rdDiscus throw52.52 m4thHammer throw58.15 m2008African Championships Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 1stShot put17.50 mOlympic Games Beijing, China24th (q)Shot put17.15 m
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