Olu Olamigoke
Personal information | |||||||||||
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Born | Stafford, Virginia, U.S.[1] | September 19, 1990||||||||||
Education | Indiana University | ||||||||||
Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||||||||||
Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | ||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||
Event(s) | Triple jump | ||||||||||
College team | Indiana Hoosiers[1] | ||||||||||
Coached by | Skeeter Jackson[3] | ||||||||||
Achievements and titles | |||||||||||
Personal best(s) | 16.98 m (2015)[4] | ||||||||||
Medal record
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Olumide "Olu" Olamigoke (born September 19, 1990) is a Nigerian-American triple jumper who won a silver medal at the 2015 African Games. He was born in the United States to Nigerian parents, who immigrated there in 1986, and hence holds a dual Nigerian-American citizenship. He has a degree in human movement studies from Indiana University.[3]
Competition record[]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Nigeria | |||||
2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 4th | Triple jump | 16.56 m |
African Championships | Marrakech, Morocco | 6th | Triple jump | 16.18 m | |
2015 | African Games | Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | 2nd | Triple jump | 16.98 m |
2016 | World Indoor Championships | Portland, United States | 14th | Triple jump | 15.94 m |
African Championships | Durban, South Africa | 5th | Triple jump | 16.53 m | |
Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 32nd (q) | Triple jump | 16.10 m |
References[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Olu Olamigoke. |
- ^ a b Olu Olamigoke - 2008-09 Track and Field. Indiana Hoosiers
- ^ Olu Olamigoke. rio2016.com
- ^ a b Olu Olamigoke. nbcolympics.com
- ^ Olu Olamigoke at World Athletics
Categories:
- 1990 births
- Living people
- Nigerian male triple jumpers
- American male triple jumpers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 African Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Nigeria
- African Games silver medalists for Nigeria
- African Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
- People from Stafford, Virginia
- Olympic male triple jumpers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Nigeria
- Nigerian athletics biography stubs