| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 3 September 2005 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
| Event | Sprint | |||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 200m: 20.54 (2024) 400m: 45.41 (2024) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Udeme Okon (born 3 September 2005) is a South African sprinter. He won the gold medal over 400 metres at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships. [1]
He attends Florida Park High School in Roodepoort, Johannesburg. [2] [3]
He ran a personal best of 20.54 seconds for the 200 metres in May 2024 at the South African national under-20 championships in Pretoria. That month, he ran a 400 metres personal best of 45.41 seconds at the ACNW Track and Field League held in Potchefstroom. [2]
He won the gold medal over 400 metres at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships, running 45.69 seconds in Lima, Peru. [4] [5] At the same championships, he also won silver in the 4x400m relay. [6]
He was born in South Africa to a Nigerian father and South African mother. [2] [7] He is the brother of South African Football player, Ime Okon. [8]
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