Columba Blango (politician)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Sierra Leonean |
| Born | 23 April 1956 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Decathlon |
Columba Blango (born 23 April 1956) is a Sierra Leonean–British politician and former athlete. He competed in the men's decathlon at the 1980 Summer Olympics.[1]
He later moved to the United Kingdom and served as a Liberal Democrat councillor and Mayor of Southwark.[2] He became the Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate for Camberwell and Peckham, standing at the 2010 United Kingdom general election.[3] He was able to achieve a 1.9% increase in votes from the previous year, ultimately winning 22.4% of the vote, but was defeated by Harriet Harman of the Labour Party.[4] His son of the same name won a bronze medal at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Columba Blango Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- ^ "Blango's now running for office". The Independent. 18 April 2010. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ^ jonathanwallace (9 January 2010), Columba Blango Lib Dem candidate Camberwell and Peckham, retrieved 25 March 2019
- ^ "BBC News | Election 2010 | Constituency | Camberwell & Peckham". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
- ^ "From Primark to the podium: Columba Blango wins Paralympic bronze". The Guardian. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
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