Omolara Ogunmakinju

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Omolara Omotosho (born 25 May 1993 in Akure, Nigeria[1]) is a Nigerian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.[2] She represented Nigeria at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Omolara Ogunmakinju
Omolara Omotosho in 2013
Personal information
Born (1993-05-25) 25 May 1993 (age 31)
Height1.52 m (5 ft 0 in)
Weight50 kg (110 lb)
Sport
Country Nigeria
SportAthletics
Event4 × 400m Relay
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Nigeria
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2014 Glasgow 4x400 m relay
African Games
Gold medal – first place 2011 Maputo 4x400 m relay
Gold medal – first place 2023 Accra 4x400 m relay
Gold medal – first place 2023 Accra Mixed 4x400 m relay
African Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Porto Novo 4x400 m relay
Gold medal – first place 2024 Douala 4×400 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2016 Durban 4x400 m relay

Her personal best in the event is 51.28 seconds (Calabar 2012).

Competition record

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing   Nigeria
2011 World Championships Daegu, South Korea 7th 4 × 400 m relay 3:29.82
All-Africa Games Maputo, Mozambique 8th 400 m 53.19
2012 African Championships porto Novo, Benin 1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:28.77
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 13th (sf) 400 m 51.41
8th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:26.291
2013 World Championships Moscow, Russia 21st (sf) 400 m 52.38
6th 4 × 400 m relay 3:27.57
2014 World Indoor Championships Sopot, Poland 6th 4 × 400 m relay 3:31.59
IAAF World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:23.41
Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom 8th (sf) 400 m 52.34
2nd (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:28.28
2015 Universiade Gwangju, South Korea 20th (h) 200 m 24.452
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 46th (h) 400 m 53.22
2024 African Games Accra, Ghana 1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:27.29
African Championships Douala, Cameroon 1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:27.31

1 Disqualified in the final.
2 Disqualified in the semifinals.

References

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