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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Tima Seikeseye Godbless |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Born | 14 July 2004 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Sprinter |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 60 m 7.08i (Fayetteville, 2025) 100 m 10.91 (Jacksonville, 2025) 200 m 22.55 (Gainesville, 2025) |
Medal record | |
Tima Seikeseye Godbless (born 14 July 2004) is a Nigerian sprinter. [1]
Tima Seikeseye Godbless was born on July 14, 2004, in Bebelebiri, Yenagoa, Nigeria. [2] Godbless joined Louisiana State University in 2022. [3]
In 2021, she won bronze as part of the Nigerian 4 × 100 m relay team at the 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships in Nairobi. [4] She was a semi finalist in the individual event at the championship. [5]
She finished fourth in the 2022 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 100 metres. [6] She won gold at the championship as part of the Nigerian 4 × 100 m relay team. [7]
She ran a time of 11.09 seconds during the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships – Women's 100 metres in Cali, a national U20 record. [8]
In December 2022, she won gold in the 100 metres at the Asaba 2022 Sports Festival in 11.32 seconds. [9] [10] At the festival she also ran a personal best 22.07 to win the 200 m. [11]
In 2023, she won a sprint double at the 2023 African U20 Championships in Ndola, winning both 100 m and 200 m gold medals, running 11.43 seconds for the 100 m title and 23.28 s in the 200 m. However, an injury suffered at the Nigerian National Championships in Benin City ended her season. [12] [13] [14]
Godbless ran a time of 11.24s to win the women's 100 m at the Keyth Talley Invitational in Baton Rouge, in March 2024. [15] She ran as part of the Nigerian 4 × 100 m relay team which qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics at the 2024 World Relays Championships in Nassau, Bahamas. [16] She competed in the 100 metres at the 2024 Paris Olympics. [17] [18] She also competed in the 4 × 100 m relay at the Games. [19]
In May 2025, at the NCAA East Preliminary event she ran a new personal best time for the 100 metres of 10.91 seconds (1.2 m/s). The time moved her to fourth on the all-time Nigerian list. [20] She finished third in the NCAA Outdoor Championships final over 100 metres in a time of 11.19 seconds. [21]
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