Background
He grew up in North London and studied at Sir George Monoux 6th Form College.
He grew up in North London and studied at Sir George Monoux 6th Form College.
He is coached by Jonas Tawiah-Dodoo who also coaches British Long Jump record holder Greg Rutherford. In 2012, he came 6th in the IAAF World Junior Championships 100m. Chijindu Ujah was born in London, Enfield into a family who are originally from Nigeria.
He grew up in Enfield and has one older sibling.
Chijindu went on to study at Sir George Monoux 6th Form College, in Walthamstow, where he took up Science and Mathematics