Glory Onome Nathaniel

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Glory Onome Nathaniel
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Personal information
Born (1996-01-23) 23 January 1996 (age 29)
Enwhe, Isoko South, Nigeria [1]
Education Tai Solarin University of Education
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event 400 m hurdles
Club Buka Tigers Athletics Club
Coached byOluwaseun Jayesinmi

Glory Onome Nathaniel (born 23 January 1996) is a Nigerian athlete specialising in the 400 metres hurdles. [2] She represented her country at the 2017 World Championships reaching the semifinals. Additionally, she won three silver medals at the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games.

Onome studied Human Kinetics Department at Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED). She got enlisted on the Institution Hall of Fame when she made the Top 21 list of Students That Shaped TASUED In 2016/17. [3]

Glory Nathaniel Onome of Nigeria at the 2018 African Athletics Championship in Asaba, Nigeria Glory Nathaniel Onome of Nigeria at the 2018 African Athletics Championship in Asaba, Nigeria.jpg
Glory Nathaniel Onome of Nigeria at the 2018 African Athletics Championship in Asaba, Nigeria

Her personal bests are 55.30 seconds in the 400 metres hurdles (London 2017) and 52.24 seconds in the 400 metres (Abuja 2017). [4]

Nathaniel served a four-year ban from 2018 to 2022 for an anti-doping rule violation after testing positive for stanozolol. [5]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
2013 African Youth Championships Warri, Nigeria 1st400 m hurdles62.04
World Youth Championships Donetsk, Ukraine 34th (h)400 m hurdles67.06
2015 African Junior Championships Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 3rd400 m hurdles60.51
2017 Islamic Solidarity Games Baku, Azerbaijan 2nd400 m hurdles 55.90
2nd4 × 100 m relay 46.20
2nd4 × 400 m relay 3:34.47
World Championships London, United Kingdom 9th (h)400 m hurdles 55.30 1
5th4 × 400 m relay 3:26.72
2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia 6th400 m hurdles 56.39
2nd4 × 400 m relay 3:25.29
African Championships Asaba, Nigeria DQ2400 m hurdles 55.53

1Disqualified in the semifinals
2Finished in first place, but later disqualified for doping

References

  1. ↑ "2018 CWG bio" . Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  2. ↑ Glory Onome Nathaniel at World Athletics OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  3. ↑ Oduwole, Wole (28 August 2017). "21 Students That Lit Up TASUED 2016/2017". TalkGlitz. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  4. ↑ "All-Athletics profile". Archived from the original on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  5. ↑ Etchells, David (10 May 2019). "Nigerian hurdler Nathaniel set to lose African Championships gold medal after failed drugs test". Insidethegames.
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