Toby Olubi

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Toby Olubi
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NationalityBritish
Born (1987-09-24) 24 September 1987 (age 35)
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CountryFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Sport Bobsleigh

Toby Olubi (born 24 September 1987) is a British bobsledder. He competed in the four-man event at the 2018 Winter Olympics. [1] Prior to appearing at the Olympics, he won £12,000 on Deal or No Deal . [2] [3]

In May 2023, Olubi was named the ‘Phantom’, as one of the new Gladiators in a reboot of the television series of the same name to be broadcast on BBC One. [4]

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References

  1. "Toby Olubi". Pyeongchang 2018. Archived from the original on 24 February 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. "How Deal or No Deal funded Toby Olubi, Britain's bobsleigh hopeful". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  3. "The Olympian who went on loads of TV game shows to fund his dream". BBC Three. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  4. "Final Gladiators Bionic, Electro, Phantom and Viper revealed". BBC Media Centre . 31 May 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.