Abdullahi Tetengi

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Abdullahi Tetengi
Personal information
Born (1969-07-15) 15 July 1969 (age 54)
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) [1]
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) 100 m, 200 m

Abdullahi Tetengi (born 15 July 1969) is a retired Nigerian athlete who competed in sprinting events. [2] He represented his country at the 1988 Summer Olympics and 1990 Commonwealth Games. In addition, he won two silver medals at the 1990 African Championships.

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International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
1986 World Junior Championships Athens, Greece 12th (qf)100 m 10.71
11th (sf)200 m 21.57
13th (h)4 × 100 m relay 40.99
1988 World Junior Championships Sudbury, Canada 5th100 m 10.47
2nd4 × 100 m relay 39.66
Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 6th (h)4 × 100 m relay 39.15
1990 Commonwealth Games Auckland, New Zealand 6th100 m 10.20 (w)
9th200 m 20.96 (w)
2nd4 × 100 m relay 38.85
African Championships Cairo, Egypt 2nd100 m10.36
2nd200 m21.01
1991 World Indoor Championships Seville, Spain 25th (h)60 m 6.85
18th (h)200 m 21.76

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Abdullahi Tetengi". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. Abdullahi Tetengi at World Athletics OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg