25/12/70 - Umuihiokwu Ogbe
7.12 (Comm & Afr rec; 96), 11.14 & 10.9
100 (96), 23.05 (96) & 23.04w 200 (92). 1st 90 & 91 Afr
LJ (2nd 90 100), 1st 96 Oly LJ (sf 100). Nigeria’s first
Olympic champion; set African record of 6.81 qualifying &
opened final with 7.12. Tested positive for drugs in June 92
after jumping 7.06 (earlier in year ran 10.84 100 and long jumped
6.90 which were not accepted as African records & 22.93 200);
returned to competition after 4 year ban in June 96. Played in 91
World Cup soccer tournament. Youngest of 9 children. Was a police
inspector in Lagos until leaving to train full time as an athlete
from Oct 95. Has a British coach, ex-sprinter Michael Bruce (22.0
200 in 92) |
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