Fidelis Obikwu
English decathlete
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Fidelis C. Obikwu (born 12 June 1960), is a male former athlete who competed for England.
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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 June 1960 Surrey, England | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | decathlon | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Haringey AC | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
Obikwu was studying at North Carolina University in 1982[1] and became the British decathlon champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1982 AAA Championships in Birmingham.[2] Shortly afterwards he represented England and won a bronze medal in the decathlon, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Australia.[3][4]
He won the Atlantic Coast Conference decathlon titles in 1982 and 1984[5] and finished second behind Greg Richards in the decathlon event at the 1986 AAA Championships in Wrexham.[6]