Kevin Ojiaku
Nigerian and Italian long jumper
Personal information | |
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Nationality | Nigerian and Italian |
Born | (1989-04-20) 20 April 1989 (age 35) Ivrea |
Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) |
Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) |
Sport | |
Country | Italy |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | Long jump |
Club | G.S. Fiamme Gialle |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal bests |
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Kevin Ojiaku (born 20 April 1989) is a Nigerian and Italian male long jumper. Born in Italy by an Italian mother and Nigerian father.
Biography
Of Nigerian and Italian citizenship, he obtained the IAAF qualification standard, on 27 July 2017 he is selected by Italy national athletics team's technic commissioner, Elio Locatelli, to participate in the 2017 World Championships in Athletics.[1]
His Personal Best of 8.20 m, set in 2017, is the 4th best ever Italian performance and 21h in the 2017 world season list until the beginning of the 2017 World Championships in Athletics.[2]
Personal best
- Long jump outdoor: 8.20 m - Turin, 21 May 2017
- Long jump indoor: 7.93 m - Ancona, 18 February 2017
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Performance | Notes |
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2013 | European Indoor Championships | Gothenburg | 17th (q) | Long jump | 7.56 m | |
2017 | European Team Championships | Lille | 7th | Long jump | 7.54 m | |
World Championships | London | 18th (q) | Long jump | 7.82 m |
See also
References
External links
- Kevin Ojiaku at World Athletics
- Kevin Ojiaku at the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
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- 1970: Elio Lazzarotti
- 1971: Carlo Arrighi
- 1972: Alberto Albero
- 1973: Carlo Arrighi
- 1974: Maurizio Siega
- 1975: Alberto Albero
- 1976: Alberto Albero
- 1977: Carlo Arrighi
- 1978: Carlo Arrighi
- 1979: Mario Lega
- 1980: Marco Piochi
- 1981: Roberto Veglia
- 1982: Giovanni Evangelisti
- 1983: Renato Furlani
- 1984: Giovanni Evangelisti
- 1985: Mario Lega
- 1986: Claudio Cherubini
- 1987: Giovanni Evangelisti
- 1988: Giuseppe Bertozzi
- 1989: Giuseppe Bertozzi
- 1990: Giuseppe Bertozzi
- 1991: Giancarlo Biscarini
- 1992: Giovanni Evangelisti
- 1993: Fausto Frigerio
- 1994: Giovanni Evangelisti
- 1995: Roberto Coltri
- 1996: Milko Campus
- 1997: Simone Bianchi
- 1998: Nicola Trentin
- 1999: Fabrizio Donato
- 2000: Marco Tremigliozzi
- 2001: Alessio Rimoldi
- 2002: Diego Boschiero
- 2003: Nicola Trentin
- 2004: Nicola Trentin
- 2005: Milko Campus
- 2006: Andrew Howe
- 2007: Andrew Howe
- 2008: Ferdinando Iucolano
- 2009: Stefano Tremigliozzi
- 2010: Stefano Tremigliozzi
- 2011: Fabrizio Donato
- 2012: Fabrizio Donato
- 2013: Stefano Tremigliozzi
- 2014: Stefano Tremigliozzi
- 2015: Emanuele Catania
- 2016: Stefano Tremigliozzi
- 2017: Marcell Jacobs
- 2018: Antonino Trio
- 2019: Kevin Ojiaku
- 2020: Gabriele Chilà
- 2021: Antonino Trio
- 2022: Filippo Randazzo
- 2023: Filippo Randazzo
- 2024: Mattia Furlani