Ifeanyichukwu Otuonye

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Ifeanyichukwu Otuonye
Personal information
Born (1994-06-27) 27 June 1994 (age 31)
Benin City, Nigeria
Sport
CountryFlag of the Turks and Caicos Islands.svg  Turks and Caicos Islands
Sport Track and field
Event Long jump

Ifeanyichukwu Otuonye (born 27 June 1994) is a Nigerian-born Turks and Caicos Islander long jumper. [1] He competed at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing without recording a valid jump.

Otuonye graduated from HJ Robinson High School in Cockburn Town, the only high school in the Turks and Caicos Islander capital. Otuonye formerly was a student athlete of Kansas State University, [2] where he set the national long jump record at 7.58 metres. [3] A competitor in international competitions since 2010, Otuonye retired in 2023 with his final long jump placing him fifth at the Central American and Caribbean Games. [4]

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands.svg  Turks and Caicos Islands
2010 CARIFTA Games (U17) George Town, Cayman Islands 2ndHigh jump1.98 m
8thLong jump6.36 m
2011 CARIFTA Games (U20) Montego Bay, Jamaica 5th4 × 100 m relay41.71 s
10thHigh jump1.75 m
6thLong jump6.86 m
Commonwealth Youth Games Douglas, Isle of Man 13th (sf)200 m23.02 s (w)
3rdLong jump7.15 m
2012 CARIFTA Games (U20) Hamilton, Bermuda 3rd4 × 100 m relay41.48 s
5thLong jump6.98 m
CAC Junior Championships (U20) San Salvador, El Salvador –High jumpNM
2ndLong jump7.18 m
2013 CARIFTA Games (U20) Nassau, Bahamas 3rd4 × 100 m relay44.11 s
4thLong jump7.34 m
2014 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom 11th (h)4 × 400 m relay 3:19.11 s
16th (q)Long jump 7.47 m
NACAC U23 Championships Kamloops, Canada 9thLong jump 3.84 m
2015 IAAF World Relays Nassau, Bahamas –4 × 200 m relay DQ
NACAC Championships San José, Costa Rica 3rdLong jump 7.71 m
World Championships Beijing, China –Long jump NM
2016 World Indoor Championships Portland, United States 11thLong jump 7.40 m
NACAC U23 Championships San Salvador, El Salvador 1stLong jump 7.88 m
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 44th (h)200 m 21.91
2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia 6th4 × 400 m relay 3:16.39 s
9thLong jump 7.80 m
Central American and Caribbean Games Barranquilla, Colombia –4 × 400 m relay DNF
6thLong jump 7.66 m
NACAC Championships Toronto, Canada 5th4 × 100 m relay 41.21
6thLong jump 7.78 m
2022 NACAC Championships Freeport, Bahamas 7thLong jump 7.47 m
2023 Central American and Caribbean Games San Salvador, El Salvador 5thLong jump 7.21 m

References

  1. ↑ Ifeanyichukwu Otuonye at World Athletics OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ "Ifeanyichukwu Otuonye - Track & Field". Kansas State University Athletics. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  3. ↑ Rivera, Emilio (20 April 2015). "Two Wildcats break national records at 88th Kansas Relays". The Collegian. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  4. ↑ Tyson, Vivian (5 July 2023). "Retiring Ifeanyi Otuonye Bows Out Of CAC Long Jump With Creditable Fifth Place". NewslineTCI. Retrieved 10 January 2024.


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