Oluwatobiloba Amusan

Oluwatobiloba Amusan
Personal information
Birth name Oluwatobiloba Ayomide Amusan
Nationality  Nigeria
Born (1997-04-23) 23 April 1997
Nigeria
Sport
Country  Nigeria
Sport Athletics
Sprint 100m
200m
100 metres hurdles
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 60 m: 8.23 s (2016)
100 m: 11.50 s (2016)
200 m: 23.24 s (2016)
100 mH: 12.83 s (2016)
Medal record
Women's Athletics
Representing  Nigeria
African Junior Athletics Championships
2015 Addis Ababa 100 m Hurdles
2015 All-Africa Games
2015 Brazzaville 100 m Hurdles
African Youth Athletics Championships
2013 Warri 200 metres

Oluwatobiloba Ayomide Amusan (born April 23, 1997) is a Nigerian sprinter.[1][2] She claimed gold in the 100 metres hurdles event at the 2015 African Junior Athletics Championships in Addis Ababa.[3] In 2015, while making her All-Africa Games debut, she won gold in the 100 metres hurdles event at the 2015 All-Africa Games.[4] Her team mate, Lindsay Lindley was third. She was also a silver medallist at the 2013 African Youth Championships in Warri.[5][6]

She was runner-up at the 2016 NCAA Outdoor Championships in the 100 m hurdles running a windy 12.79 s. Amusan also competed at the 2016 World Junior Championships in Bydgoszcz. Despite running her second fastest time ever, she placed fifth in the final.[7] Her current personal best time of 12.83 s in the 100 m hurdles event is the fastest by an U20 African athlete.[8] The time also eclipsed Kim Turner's UTEP record.[9]

References

  1. ↑ Ben Efe (5 March 2015). "African juniors: Nigerian athletes full of expectations". Vanguard. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
  2. ↑ "AAG: Nigeria Unleash Track And Field Warriors". Complete Sports. 13 September 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
  3. ↑ "Fantastic Friday for Team Nigeria as Brume, Oduduru, others strike GOLD on Day 2 of African Juniors!". Making of Champions. 7 March 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
  4. ↑ George Akpanyen (15 September 2015). "Amusan wins women's 100m hurdles gold". SuperSports. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
  5. ↑ Ikhazuagbe, Duro (2013-03-31). "Africa: Nigeria Wins African Youth Athletics Championships". All AFrica. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
  6. ↑ admin. "African Youth Championships, Warri (Nigeria) 28-31/03/2013 | Africathle". Retrieved 2016-07-28.
  7. ↑ Mulkeen, Jon (2016-07-24). "IAAF: Report: women's 100m hurdles – IAAF World U20 Championships Bydgoszcz 2016| News | iaaf.org". iaaf.org. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
  8. ↑ Mulkeen, Jon (2016-05-01). "IAAF: Continental U20 records for Amusan and Bukowiecki| News | iaaf.org". iaaf.org. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
  9. ↑ Fameso, Funmi (2016-05-01). "Amusan shatters 33-year old School Record, qualifies for Rio 2016!". MAKING OF CHAMPIONS. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
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