JJ Jegede

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JJ Jegede
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JJ Jegede in 2013
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1985-10-03) 3 October 1985 (age 40)
Newham, England
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight12 st 4 lb (78 kg)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event
 Long jump
Club Newham & Essex Beagles
Achievements and titles
Personal bestLong jump 8.11 m (London 2012)

Olugbayode Olusola Jegede (born 3 October 1985) is a British former track and field athlete who specialised in the long jump. He finished fourth in the long jump at the 2012 European Athletics Championships, just seven centimetres off a medal.

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He works as a personal trainer and as mentor for young people. [1]

Early life

Jegede grew up in Hackney as the youngest of four children. [2] He had a rough upbringing, going through a number of evictions when his mother was not able to pay rent. [3] He attended Barking Abbey School. [4] He wanted to become a professional footballer and was offered trials at Norwich and Tottenham Hotspur, but at the beginning of secondary school he was diagnosed with Osgood–Schlatter disease, which stopped him from playing. [4]

He was not selected for the British team for the 2012 Summer Olympics, as he did not have the "A" standard of 8.20m. [5] He competed at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games and European Championships in Zurich, making the final in both.

After finishing runner-up three times from 2010 to 2012, Jegede finally became the British long jump champion after winning the British Athletics Championships in 2014. [6] [7]

Promotional work

In 2011, Jegede jumped over three Mini Coopers as part of an advertising campaign for the Mini London 2012 edition models. [8] He is involved in the Metropolitan Police's Met Track scheme, [9] as well as Sky's Living For Sport campaign. [10] As part of this, he has done numerous school visits. [11] [12] [13]

Statistics

Personal bests

EventMarkCompetitionVenueDate
60 m6.97iBirmingham Games Birmingham, Great Britain 2 February 2008
10 0m10.89London Inter Club Challenge Hendon, Great Britain 26 July 2008
200 m22.42Loughborough International Loughborough, Great Britain 18 May 2008
Long jump8.11 London Grand Prix Crystal Palace, Great Britain 13 July 2012

References

  1. ↑ "JJ Jegede - Sky Sports Living for Sport". livingforsport.skysports.com. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  2. ↑ "JJ Jegede - GB Athlete & London Personal Trainer". www.jjjegede.co.uk. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  3. ↑ Hart, Simon (28 June 2012). "JJ Jegede Telegraph Interview". The Telegraph. The Telegraph. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Flown From the Nest - JJ Jegede". www.ex-canaries.co.uk. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  5. ↑ Nash, Matthew (28 July 2012). "JJ Jegede: I was tempted to ditch Great Britain after Olympic snub". Metro.co.uk . Retrieved 20 October 2012.
  6. ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  7. ↑ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  8. ↑ "Olympic Long Jump Hopeful Jumps Over Three Minis In London". The Huffington Post. 28 September 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  9. ↑ "JJ Jegede". Met-Track. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  10. ↑ "JJ Jegede". Sky Sports - Living for Sport. Sky Sports. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  11. ↑ Sessions, George. "GB athlete visits local school". Newham Recorder. Retrieved 25 May 2016.[ permanent dead link ]
  12. ↑ "JJ Jegede | Joseph Swan Academy". www.josephswan.org.uk. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  13. ↑ Caron. "JJ Jegede 'People are Awesome!'". www.gbhs.co.uk. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
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