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Joyce Elena Oladapo (married name Hepher; born 11 February 1964) is an English retired long jumper.
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Joyce Elena Oladapo (married name Hepher; born 11 February 1964) is an English retired long jumper.
In 1984, she jumped the qualifying distance required to compete at the 1984 Summer Olympics, however she achieved this two days after the British athletics team had been submitted to the International Olympic Committee, and was thus unable to be selected: she instead competed in the long jump at the Friendship Games in Prague, which were held as an event for sportspeople from Communist countries who were boycotting that year's Olympics. [1]
Oladapo represented England and won a gold medal in the long jump event, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland. [2] [3] [4]
Her personal best jump was 6.75 m (22 ft 1+1⁄2 in), achieved in September 1985 in London. [5] She was born in London. [6]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 1981 | European Junior Championships | Utrecht, Netherlands | 3rd | Long jump [7] | |
| 1986 | Commonwealth Games | Edinburgh, Scotland | 1st | Long jump [8] |
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