Femi Ogunode

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Femi Seun Ogunode
Femi Ogunode 2015.jpg
Ogunode at the 2015 Memorial Van Damme
Personal information
Nationality Qatari
Born (1991-05-15) 15 May 1991 (age 32)
Ondo, Nigeria
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [1]
Weight73 kg (161 lb) (2022)
SpouseKemi Ogunode
Sport
Sport Track and Field
Event Sprints
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100m: 9.91 (Wuhan 2015), 200m: 19.97 (Brussels 2015), 400m: 45.12 (Guangzhou 2010).
Ogunode in 2011 Femi Ogunode 2011.jpg
Ogunode in 2011

Femi Seun Ogunode (born 15 May 1991 in Ondo City) is a Nigerian-born sprint athlete who competes internationally for Qatar since 2010. [2] His personal best of 9.91 at the 100 m in 2015 made him the former holder of the Asian 100 m record, which was tied by China's Su Bingtian in 2018 and surpassed in 2021 at the 2020 Summer Olympics. [3]

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Ogunode made his international debut for Qatar at the 2010 Asian Games and won a 200 metres/400 metres double. The following year he won Asian and Arab titles over 200 m as well as the 100 metres/200 meter sprint titles at the 2011 Military World Games. He was a finalist in the 400 m at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics.

He won his second career double at the Asian Games in 2014, this time in the 100 m/200 m, and set an Asian record of 9.93 seconds for the former event (the second Asian man to break the 10-second barrier after fellow Qatari-Nigerian Samuel Francis). He also won bronze medals that year at the 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships and 2014 IAAF Continental Cup.

Career

In Nigeria, Ogunode ran for University of Ibadan and qualified for the 2007 All-Africa Games and the 2008 Summer Olympics. However, the Athletics Federation of Nigeria left him off of the final rosters for both events for undisclosed reasons. Following these slights, Ogunode accepted an offer to compete internationally for Qatar. [4]

He moved to Qatar in October 2009 and began international competition the following year. He won the 100 metres and 200 metres at the West Asian Championships and was entered into the 2010 Asian Games. At the Games in Guangzhou he took two gold medals, winning over 200 m and 400 metres with personal bests of 20.43 seconds and 45.12 seconds, respectively. [5] This made him only the second athlete in Games history to have won both events at the same competition – Milkha Singh first achieved this at the 1958 Asian Games. [6]


He became the Asian champion in 200 metres, at Kobe, Japan. [7] He equalled the Championships record (20.41 s) en route to gold. He then did even better at the Military World Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, when he completed a 100 metres and 200 metres double. He set new championship marks over both distances (10.07 and 20.46). [8]

In September 2014 he won the 100 m event at the Asian Games setting a new Asian record at 9.93 s. [9] He also won the 200 m gold at Incheon. He set a further Asian record at the 2015 Asian Athletics Championships by winning the 100 m in a time of 9.91 seconds, having already broken the championship record with a run of 9.97 seconds in the semi-finals. [10]

On 28 May 2021, he run his seasonal best of 10.00 s at Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, winning the 100 m race of this Diamond League meeting and obtaining the standard for the 2020 Olympic Games.

Personal life

His name Femi is a Yoruba name pronounced "F-eh-mi". He was born in Ondo State, Nigeria. His parents are TSB Ogunode and Adesola Ogunode. He is married to Kemi Adebayo www.nadreina.com. They have three children, Nathan Ogunode, Adriel Ogunode and Reina Ogunode. His younger brother, Tosin Ogunode, is also a sprinter for Qatar. [11] He has 7 siblings.

Ogunode's father, T S B Ogunode, was a boxer and his mother, Adesola Ogunode, was a sprinter. Before focusing on running, Ogunode boxed and played football. He was a successful youth boxer and competed in state-level championships. [4]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
2010 West Asian Championships Aleppo, Syria1st100 m10.21
1st200 m20.98
2010 Asian Games Guangzhou, China1st 200 m 20.43
1st 400 m 45.12
2011 Asian Championships Kobe, Japan1st 200 m 20.41 CR
Military World Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 1st100 m10.07 GR
1st200 m20.46 GR
World Championships Daegu, South Korea 9th (sf) 200 m 20.58
8th 400 m 45.55
Arab Championships Al Ain, United Arab Emirates3rd100 m10.37
1st200 m20.59
3rd4 × 100 m relay40.13
Pan Arab Games Doha, Qatar 1st100 m10.37
2nd200 m21.01
2014 Asian Indoor Championships Hangzhou, China 2nd60 m6.62
World Indoor Championships Sopot, Poland3rd 60 m 6.52
Continental Cup Marrakech, Morocco3rd100 m10.04
3rd200 m20.17
Asian Games Incheon, South Korea1st 100 m 9.93 AR GR
1st 200 m 20.14 GR
2015 Arab Championships Isa Town, Bahrain 1st100 m10.04w
1st200 m20.52w
Asian Championships Wuhan, China1st100 m9.91AR CR
1st200 m20.32
1st4 × 400 m relay3:02.50 CR
World Championships Beijing, China 10th (sf) 100 m 10.00
7th 200 m 20.27
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 37th (h) 100 m 10.28
23rd (h) 200 m 20.36
2017 Asian Championships Bhubaneswar, India 2nd 100 m 10.26
3rd 200 m 20.79
2022 World Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 8th (sf) 60 m 6.60
World Championships Eugene, United States 48th (h) 100 m 10.52
2023 Asian Indoor Championships Astana, Kazakhstan 4th 60 m 6.67
2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:09.26
West Asian Championships Doha, Qatar 1st100 m10.13
1st200 m20.70
Arab Championships Marrakesh, Morocco 1st100 m10.19
1st200 m20.52
Asian Championships Bangkok, Thailand 4th 100 m 10.25
8th 200 m 29.03
Asian Games Hangzhou, China 16th (sf) 100 m 10.40
4th 200 m 20.75
2024 Asian Indoor Championships Tehran, Iran 5th 60 m 6.69

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Records
Preceded by Men's 100 m Asian record holder
28 September 2014 – 22 June 2018
Succeeded by
Records
Preceded by Men's 200 m Asian record holder
11 September 2015 – 21 July 2019
Succeeded by