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Further Personal Information | |
| Residence | London, ENG |
| Higher education | Chemistry - University of Manchester: England |
General Interest | |
| Injuries | He sustained a groin injury in April 2011. (athleticsafrica.com, 28 Jun 2011) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Why this sport? | A friend in England asked him to join his team for a district event, and after winning the triple jump he was recruited by the Cambridge Harriers club in England. |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He took up athletics seriously at age 16. He had previously done the sport for fun in Nigeria, practising disciplines such as standing long jump and standing triple jump. |
Further Personal Information | |
| Occupation | Director |
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| Other information | REPRESENTING NIGERIA Born in England, he grew up in London before moving to Lagos, Nigeria, to study for two years at age 10. He returned to England in 1992. He competed for Great Britain until 2009 when he decided to switch allegiance to Nigeria, where he also holds citizenship. "I am Nigerian, it was never a change of nationality - if I changed to represent Qatar, that would be a change of nationality." (athleticsafrica.com, 26 Aug 2011; IAAF, 27 Aug 2010) OCCUPATION He works as director of sales at a financial services company in London, England. (LinkedIn profile, 01 Oct 2020) FURTHER EDUCATION He has studied at the British School of Osteopathy. (LinkedIn profile, 01 Oct 2020) |
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| Languages | English |
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| Awards and honours | In 2018 he was inducted into the Confederation of African Athletics [CAA] Hall of Fame. (athletics.africa, 17 Jul 2018) |