Lenient Obia

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Lenient Obia
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Full nameLenient Obia
National teamFlag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Born (1977-08-01) 1 August 1977 (age 48)
Height1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Backstroke

Lenient Obia (born 1 August 1977) is a Nigerian former swimmer, who specialized in backstroke events. [1] Obia qualified for the women's 100 m backstroke at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by receiving a Universality place from FINA, in an entry time of 1:09.69. [2] She topped the first heat against Honduras' Ana Galindo and Turkmenistan's Yelena Rojkova in 1:09.95, just 0.26 of a second off her entry time. Obia failed to advance into the semifinals, as she placed thirty-ninth overall in the preliminaries. [3] [4]

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lenient Obia". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
  2. ↑ "Swimming – Women's 100m Backstroke Startlist (Heat 1)" (PDF). Athens 2004 . Omega Timing. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  3. ↑ "Women's 100m Backstroke Heat 1". Athens 2004 . BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  4. ↑ Thomas, Stephen (15 August 2004). "Women's 100 Backstroke Prelims: France's Manaudou Fastest in 1:01.27; Natalie Coughlin, Haley Cope Move Through to Semis". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 28 December 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2013.


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