Emily Odoemenam

{{short description|Nigerian sprinter}}

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{{Use Nigerian English|date=August 2019}}

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|name=Emily Odoemenam

|country= Nigeria

|nationality= Nigerian

|occupation= sprinter

|birth_date= 1975 c.

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|medaltemplates={{MedalSport | Women's Athletics}}

{{MedalCountry | {{NGR}} }}

{{MedalCompetition|African Championships}}

{{MedalSilver | 1990 Cairo | 200 m}}

{{MedalBronze | 1990 Cairo | 400 m}}

{{MedalSilver | 1993 Durban | 400 m}}

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Emily Odoemenam (born c. 1975) is a Nigerian former sprinter. She competed in local and international competitions in athletics representing Nigeria. She won silver and bronze medals at the 1990 African Championships in Athletics and another silver at the 1993 African Championships in Athletics at 200 and 400 metres events.{{cite web|url= http://www.the-sports.org/t-spf358683.html|title=Emily Odoemenam |publisher= Universiade |date=3 January 2014 |accessdate=9 July 2014}}{{cite web|url= https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/_/14384566 |title= Emily Odoemenam |publisher= Universiade |date=3 January 2014 |accessdate=9 July 2014}}

Emily also participated at the 1993 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay alongside Omolade Akinremi, Omotayo Akinremi and Olabisi Afolabi.

Achievements

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colspan="6"|Representing {{NGR}}
1990

|African Championships

|Cairo, Egypt

|bgcolor="silver" | 2nd

|400 metres

|22:59

1990

|African Championships

|Cairo, Egypt

|bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd

|400 metres

|51:68

1993

|African Championships

|Durban, South Africa

| bgcolor="silver" | 2nd

|400 m

|22.53

Personal bests

See also

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Category:Living people

Category:Nigerian female hurdlers

Category:Year of birth missing (living people)

Category:20th-century Nigerian women

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