Kevin Ojiaku

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Kevin Ojiaku
Personal information
NationalityNigerian and Italian
Born (1989-04-20) 20 April 1989 (age 35)
Ivrea
Height1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Country Flag of Italy.svg Italy
Sport Athletics
Event Long jump
Club G.S. Fiamme Gialle
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • Long j. outdoor: 8.20 m (2017)
  • Long j. indoor: 7.93 m (2017)
  • High jump: 2.10 m (2007)

Kevin Ojiaku (born 20 April 1989) is a Nigerian and Italian male long jumper. Born in Italy by an Italian mother and Nigerian father.

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Biography

Of Nigerian and Italian citizenship, he obtained the IAAF qualification standard, on 27 July 2017 he is selected by Italy national athletics team's technic commissioner, Elio Locatelli, to participate in the 2017 World Championships in Athletics. [1]

His Personal Best of 8.20 m, set in 2017, is the 4th best ever Italian performance and 21h in the 2017 world season list until the beginning of the 2017 World Championships in Athletics. [2]

Personal best

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventPerformanceNotes
2013 European Indoor Championships Flag of Sweden.svg Gothenburg 17th (q) Long jump 7.56 m
2017 European Team Championships Flag of France.svg Lille 7th Long jump 7.54 m
World Championships Flag of the United Kingdom.svg London 18th (q) Long jump 7.82 m

See also

References

  1. "Mondiali: Italia Team a Londra con 36 azzurri" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  2. "SENIOR OUTDOOR 2017 - LONG JUMP MEN". iaaf.org. Retrieved 29 July 2017.