Tobi Fawehinmi

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Tobi Fawehinmi
Personal information
Born (1995-08-14) August 14, 1995 (age 28)
Houston, Texas, United States
Sport
CountryUnited States
Sport Para-athletics
Disability class F46, T46
Events
Medal record
Men's para-athletics
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 London Triple jump T47
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 Lyon Long jump T46
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 London Long jump T47
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Dubai Long jump T47
Parapan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Lima Long jump T47
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Toronto Long jump T47

Tobi Fawehinmi (born August 14, 1995) [1] is an American Paralympic athlete competing in long jump and triple jump events. He is a gold medalist at the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships held in London, United Kingdom and the 2019 Parapan American Games held in Lima, Peru. He also represented the United States at the Summer Paralympics in 2012, 2016 and 2021.

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Career

Fawehinmi attended the University of Texas at Arlington where he competed for the UT Arlington Mavericks track and field team. [2]

In 2012, he represented the United States at the 2012 Summer Paralympics held in London, United Kingdom. He competed in the men's 200 metres T46 event. He also competed in the men's long jump F46 and men's triple jump F46 events. The following year, he won the silver medal in the men's long jump T46 event at the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships held in Lyon, France.

He also represented the United States at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He competed in the men's long jump T47 event. At the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships held in London, United Kingdom, he won the gold medal in the men's triple jump T47 event and the bronze medal in the men's long jump T47 event. [3] [4] [5]

In 2019, he won the bronze medal in the men's long jump T47 event at the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. [6] [7]

He also competed in the men's long jump T47 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan.

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