Godwin Obasogie

{{short description|Nigerian Olympian hurdler (born 1954)}}

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| name = Godwin Obasogie

| birth_name = Godwin Obasogie

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| nationality = Nigerian

| sport = Sprinting

| event = hurdles

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| collegeteam = Missouri Tigers Track and Field

| birth_date = {{birth date|1954|1|25|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Benin City

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| height = 6.08333 ft.

| weight = 150 lbs.

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Godwin Obasogie (born January 25, 1954, in Benin City, Nigeria) is a Nigerian Olympian hurdler.

Obasogie was an All-American as a freshman at the University of Missouri in 1975. As a member of the Nigerian Olympic team in 1976, he ran the 110m Hurdles.{{cite web|url=http://mutigers.com/sports/2016/6/8/mizzou-olympians.aspx|title=Mizzou's Olympians|website=University of Missouri Athletics}}

Obasogie lived in St. Louis, Missouri and ran alongside teammate Dele Udo in college. In 1980, he spoke to the Post-Bulletin to confirm Udo's identity after another athlete claimed to have run under his name at the Olympics.{{cite web |title=MOSES: Many Helped Him |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/post-bulletin-moses-many-helped-him/169851658/ |publisher=Post-Bulletin |access-date=8 April 2025 |page=16 |date=18 Sep 1980}}

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