Ojie Edoburun

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Ojie Edoburun
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Ojie Edoburun at the 2025 UK Athletics Championships
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1996-06-02) 2 June 1996 (age 29)
London, England
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Sport
Sport Track and field
Event(s)
100 metres, 200 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100 m: 10.04 s (Prague 2018)
200 m: 21.29 s (Walnut 2014)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
European Under-23 Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Bydgoszcz 100 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Bydgoszcz 4 x 100 m relay
European Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Eskilstuna 100 m
World Youth Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 Donetsk 100 m
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Birmingham 4×100 m relay

Osarojie Dayo Edoburun (born 2 June 1996) is a British track and field sprint athlete who competes in the 100m and 200m events. He won a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games.

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Biography

Born in England, Edoburun is of Nigerian descent. [1]

He is a European junior and under-23 champion in the 100 metres and competed at the 2013 World Youth Championships where he became second behind China's Mo Youxue in a then career best time of 10.35. [2]

Edoburun became the British 100 metres champion after winning the 2019 British Athletics Championships. [3] [4]

He represented England at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham and was a member of the England 4 x 400 metre relay team that won the gold medal. [5]

Personal bests

EventResultVenueDate
Outdoor
100 m10.04 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Prague4 June 2018
200 m20.40 Flag of the United States.svg Gainesville, Fla.29 April 2017 [6]
Indoor
60 m6.66 s Flag of the United Kingdom.svg London10 February 2016

References

  1. Ojeagbase, Solomon (8 May 2017). "Nigerian British European Sprint Champion Ojie Edoburun Preps For Wembley Wins". Complete Sports.
  2. "Athlete profile for Ojie Edoburun". International Association of Athletics Federations. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  3. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  4. "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  5. "Birmingham 2022 Team". Team England. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  6. Baronet, Carles. "Track and Field Results". trackinsun.blogspot.com. Carles Baronet. Retrieved 27 August 2017.