Thomas Obi
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| Nationality | Nigerian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 1932 (age 93–94) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | Sprinting / hurdles | ||||||||||||||
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Thomas Obi (born 1932) is a Nigerian sprinter who ceompeted at the 1956 Summer Olympics.[1]
Biography
[edit]Obi competed in the men's 100 metres at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne.[2]
Obi finished second behind Keith Gardner in the 120 yards hurdles event at the British 1958 AAA Championships.[3][4][5] Shortly afterwards he won a silver medal in the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games 4×110 yards relay (with Jimmy Omagbemi, Smart Akraka, and Victor Odofin. At the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Obi was eliminated in the semi-finals of the 120 yards hurdles and in the quarter-finals of the 100 yards.[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Thomas Obi". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
- 1 2 "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
- ↑ "Ibbotson quits... Pirie flops". Sunday Sun (Newcastle). 13 July 1958. Retrieved 2 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
- ↑ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
External links
[edit]- Thomas Obi at World Athletics
- Thomas Obi at Olympedia
- Thomas Obi at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Thomas Obi at InterSportStats
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