Edidiong Ofinome Odiong (born 13 March 1997) is a Nigerian-born sprinter from Bahrain. She won the 200 m at the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships and qualified in this event for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[1]
 Odiong at the 2015 Military World Games | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 13 March 1997 (age 27) |
| Height | 167 cm (5 ft 6 in)[1] |
| Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | 100 m, 200 m, 400 m |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 100 m - 11.30 (2018) 200 m – 22.62 (2018) 400 m – 53.55 (2014)[2][3] |
Medal record | |
Early life and education
editOdiong was born in Calabar, Nigeria.[4] She attended Wisdom Based Academics High School.[4]
While at Florida State University Odiong majored in international affairs.[4]
Athletic career
editOdiong won the girls’ 400m at the 2013 African Youth Athletics Championships (AYAC) in Warri, Nigeria.[5]
Odioing competed for Nigeria at the 2014 IAAF World Junior Championships in Oregon, where she placed 6th in the 400m final and placed 5th along with her teammates in the 4x400m.[5]
She competed at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta.[6][7]
From 2020-2022 she competed for the Florida State Seminoles.[4]
In summer 2023, she won the 100 metres at the Pan Arab Games in Algeria with a time of 11.27 seconds.[8] Later in the year she defended her 200 metre championship at the Asian Games.[9]
References
edit- ^ a b Edidiong Ofonime Odiong Archived 6 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
- ^ Edidiong Ofinome ODIONG. all-athletics.com
- ^ Edidiong Ofonime Odiong. IAAF
- ^ a b c d "Edidiong Odiong". Florida State Seminoles. 12 December 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- ^ a b Galadima, Yemi (30 June 2016). "Edidiong Odiong cleared to compete for Bahrain". MAKING OF CHAMPIONS. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- ^ Sudipto, Ganguly (29 August 2018). "Games - Bahrain's Odiong completes women's sprint double in Jakarta". Reuters. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- ^ "Bahrain's Odiong adds relay gold to sprint double in Jakarta". euronews. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- ^ Inside the Games website, Bahraini 100m double highlights triumphant day of athletics at Pan Arab Games, article by Owen Lloyd dated July 5, 2023
- ^ Asia One website, Shanti Pereira clinches gold, article by Kimberley Kwik dated October 2, 2023
External links
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- Edidiong Odiong at World Athletics
- Edidiong Odiong at Olympedia (archive)
- Edidiong Odiong at Olympics.com
- Edidiong Odiong at the Jakarta-Palembang 2018 Asian Games (archived)
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