Oluyinka Idowu

Yinka Idowu

Personal information
Nationality	British/Nigerian
Born	(1972-02-25) 25 February 1972 (age 53) Lagos, Nigeria
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Long jump
Club	University of Oxford Essex Ladies AC
Medal record Athletics Representing   England Commonwealth Games 1994 Victoria Long jump

Oluyinka 'Yinka' Lola Idowu (born 25 February 1972) is a Nigerian born British retired athlete.

Biography

Idowu finished third behind Kim Hagger in the heptathlon event at the 1989 AAA Championships. ^{[1] [2]}

Idowu competed in the women's long jump at the 1992 Summer Olympics. ^[3] She represented England and won a silver medal in the long jump event, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

Idowu became the British long jump champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1994 AAA Championships. ^[7]

References

1. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
2. "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Oluyinka Idowu Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
4. "1994 Athletes". Team England.
5. "England team in 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
6. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
7. "Classy Crampton hits the jackpot" . Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 13 June 1994. Retrieved 31 March 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.