Ojie Edoburun
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 Ojie Edoburun (second from right) in 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality |  Great Britain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 June 1996 London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 100 metres, 200 metres | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 100 m: 10.04 s (Prague 2018) 200 m: 21.29 s (Walnut 2014) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ojie Edoburun (born 2 June 1996) is a British track and field sprint athlete who competes in the 100m and 200-meter dash events.
Career
[edit]Edoburun was a member of the England 4 x 400 metre relay team that won at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, and is a European junior and under-23 champion in the 100 metres. He competed at the 2013 World Youth Championships where he became second behind China's Mo Youxue in a then career best time of 10.35.[1]
Personal life
[edit]Born in England, Edoburun is of Nigerian descent.[2]
Personal bests
[edit]| Event | Result | Venue | Date | |
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| 100 m | 10.04 |  Prague |
4 June 2018 | |
| 200 m | 20.40 |  Gainesville, Fla. |
29 April 2017[3] | |
| Indoor | ||||
| 60 m | 6.66 s | London |
10 February 2016 | |
References
[edit]- ^ "Athlete profile for Ojie Edoburun". International Association of Athletics Federations. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
- ^ Ojeagbase, Solomon (8 May 2017). "Nigerian British European Sprint Champion Ojie Edoburun Preps For Wembley Wins". Complete Sports.
- ^ Baronet, Carles. "Track and Field Results". trackinsun.blogspot.com. Carles Baronet. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
External links
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European Athletics U23 Championships champions in men's 100 metres | |
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Categories:
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Athletes from London
- English male sprinters
- British male sprinters
- British Athletics Championships winners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- English people of Nigerian descent
- Sportspeople of Nigerian descent
- 21st-century English sportsmen