Fidelis Obikwu

Fidelis Obikwu

Personal information
Nationality	British (English)
Born	(1960-06-12) 12 June 1960 (age 65) Surrey, England
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	decathlon
Club	Haringey AC
Medal record Athletics Representing   England Commonwealth Games 1982 Brisbane decathlon

Fidelis C. Obikwu (born 12 June 1960), is a male former athlete who competed for England.

Biography

Obikwu was studying at North Carolina University in 1982 ^[1] and became the British decathlon champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1982 AAA Championships in Birmingham. ^[2] Shortly afterwards he represented England and won a bronze medal in the decathlon, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Australia. ^{[3] [4]}

He won the Atlantic Coast Conference decathlon titles in 1982 and 1984 ^[5] and finished second behind Greg Richards in the decathlon event at the 1986 AAA Championships in Wrexham. ^[6]

References

1. "Cook out on his own" . Daily Record. 15 September 1982. Retrieved 14 June 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
2. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
3. "1982 Athletes". Team England.
4. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
5. "Agromeck 1984" (PDF). North Carolina University. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
6. "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 14 June 2025.