Emmanuel Arowolo

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Emmanuel Arowolo
Personal information
Full nameOlawunmi Emmanuel Arowolo
Nationality Nigerian
Born (1997-08-07) 7 August 1997 (age 26)
Ifo, Nigeria [1]
Sport
Sport Track and field
Event 100 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100 m – 10.31 (2018)
200 m – 20.37 (2019) [2]

Olawunmi Emmanuel Arowolo (born 7 August 1997) is a Nigerian sprinter. He competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the 200 metres and 4x100 metres relay. [3] He was a member of the Nigerian team that qualified for the final only to suffer disqualification. [4] In 2018, he competed at the African Championships in Asaba and won a silver medal in the 4×100 metres relay. In 2019, he was a member of the Nigerian 4 × 100 m relay team that won a silver medal in the 2019 African Games. [5]

Emmanuel Arowolo gained his first experience in international competitions at the 2016 U20 World Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland, where he dropped out over 200 meters with 21.16 seconds in the semifinals, as well as with the Nigerian 4 x 100 metres relay.

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References

  1. "2018 CWG bio" . Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  2. Emmanuel Arowolo at World Athletics OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  3. "Emmanuel Arowolo". results.gc2018.com. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  4. "Result - Men's 4 x 100m Relay Final". results.gc2018.com. Archived from the original on 13 August 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  5. "African Games (Athletics) Results - Men's 4x100m Relay Final". 2019 AG official website. Archived from the original on 28 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.