Faith Idehen

{{short description|Nigerian sprinter (born 1973)}}

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Faith Idehen (born 5 February 1973) is a Nigerian former sprinter. At the 1992 Summer Olympics she, together with Beatrice Utondu, Christy Opara Thompson and Mary Onyali, won a bronze medal in 4 x 100 metres relay.

Idehen attended the University of Alabama on a track scholarship. She is married to fellow track athlete Festus Igbinoghene and they have a son, Noah Igbinoghene, who is a National Football League player.{{cite news |last1=Wolk |first1=Benjamin |title=Family’s Olympic legacy prepares WR Noah Igbinoghene for 2-sport career at Auburn |url=https://www.ajc.com/feed/sports/college/familys-olympic-legacy-prepares-wr-noah-igbinoghen/fCWpf5/ |access-date=April 24, 2020 |work=Atlanta Journal-Constitution |date=July 5, 2017 }}{{Dead link|date=March 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

Achievements

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colspan="6"|Representing {{NGR}}
1992

|Olympic Games

|Barcelona, Spain

|bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd

|{{nowrap|4 × 100 m}} relay

|42.81 s

1994

|Commonwealth Games

|Victoria, Canada

|bgcolor="gold" | 1st

|{{nowrap|4 × 100 m}} relay

|42.99 s

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