Olu Olamigoke

{{short description|Nigerian triple jumper}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2016}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Olumide Olamigoke

| image = Olu Olamigoke Rio2016.jpg

| imagesize = 250px

| caption = Olamigoke at the 2016 Olympics

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|09|19}}

| birth_place = Stafford, Virginia, U.S.

| height = 175 cm[https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/olu-olamigoke Olu Olamigoke]. rio2016.com

| weight = 72 kg

| sport = Athletics

| event = Triple jump

| pb = 16.98 m (2015){{World Athletics}}

| club =

| coach = Skeeter Jackson[http://results.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=olamigoke-olu-1213028/index.html Olu Olamigoke]. nbcolympics.com

| collegeteam = Indiana Hoosiers[http://iuhoosiers.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=295 Olu Olamigoke - 2008-09 Track and Field]. Indiana Hoosiers

| education = Indiana University

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalCountry | {{NGR}} }}

{{MedalCompetition|African Games}}

{{MedalSilver|2015 Brazzaville| Triple jump}}

}}

Olumide "Olu" Olamigoke (born September 19, 1990) is a Nigerian-American triple jumper who won a silver medal at the 2015 African Games. He was born in the United States to Nigerian parents, who immigrated there in 1986, and hence holds a dual Nigerian-American citizenship. He has a degree in human movement studies from Indiana University.

Competition record

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colspan="6"|Representing {{NGR}}
rowspan=2|2014

|Commonwealth Games

|Glasgow, United Kingdom

|4th

|Triple jump

|16.56 m

African Championships

|Marrakech, Morocco

|6th

|Triple jump

|16.18 m

2015

|African Games

|Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo

|bgcolor=silver|2nd

|Triple jump

|16.98 m

rowspan=3|2016

|World Indoor Championships

|Portland, United States

|14th

|Triple jump

|15.94 m

African Championships

|Durban, South Africa

|5th

|Triple jump

|16.53 m

Olympic Games

|Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

|32nd (q)

|Triple jump

|16.10 m

References