Olajumoke Bodunrin
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| Nationality |
 Nigeria | ||||||||||||
| Born |
7 February 1945 Odo-Asanyin, Ogun State, Nigeria | ||||||||||||
| Height | 1.52 m (5 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 44 kg (97 lb) | ||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||
| Country |
Nigeria | ||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||
| Sprint |
100m 400m 4x100m | ||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) |
100 m: 11.71 s (1968) 400 m: 56.1 s (1968) | ||||||||||||
Medal record
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Olajumoke Bodunrin (born 7 February 1945) is a retired Nigerian sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres, 400 metres and 4 x 100 metres relay.[1] Regarded as "Africa's fastest woman" during her career,[2] Olajumoke claimed gold at the 1965 All-Africa Games in Brazzaville, Congo before going on to represent Nigeria at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico.[3]
References
- ↑ "Olajumoke Bodunrin". FanBase. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
- ↑ "The Death of Nigerian Sports And A Walk Down Memory Lane". Nigerian Muse. 22 August 2009. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
- ↑ "1968 Olympic Games". Sports Bank. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
External links
- Profile at Sports Reference
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