Oluyinka Idowu
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| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 February 1972 Lagos, Nigeria | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Long jump | ||||||||||||||
| Club | University of Oxford | ||||||||||||||
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Oluyinka 'Yinka' Lola Idowu (born 25 February 1972) is a female former British athlete.
Athletics career
[edit]Idowu competed in the women's long jump at the 1992 Summer Olympics.[1] She represented England and won a silver medal in the long jump event, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.[2][3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Oluyinka Idowu Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
- ^ "1994 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "England team in 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
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- British female long jumpers
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- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 1994 Commonwealth Games
- Nigerian emigrants to the United Kingdom
- English people of Nigerian descent
- Alumni of the University of Oxford
- Sportspeople from Lagos
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