Oluyinka Idowu
British athlete
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Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||
Born | (1972-02-25) 25 February 1972 (age 52) 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
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
- ^ 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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UK Athletics Championships winners in women's long jump
- 1977: Sharon Colyear
- 1978–79: Sue Reeve
- 1980: Sue Hearnshaw
- 1981: Sandra Green
- 1982–83: Bev Kinch
- 1984: Sue Hearnshaw
- 1985: Margaret Cheetham
- 1986: Kim Hagger
- 1987–88: Mary Berkeley
- 1989: Fiona May
- 1990: Mary Berkeley
- 1991: Fiona May
- 1992: Oluyinka Idowu
- 1993: Fiona May
- 1997: Jo Wise
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