Godson Oghenebrume
Nigerian athlete
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Godson Oke Oghenebrume (born 27 May 2003) is a Nigerian track and field athlete who competes as a sprinter.[2]
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| Full name | Godson Oke Oghenebrume | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Nigerian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 May 2003 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | Sprint | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal bests | 100m: 9.90 (Austin, 2023) 200m: 20.72 (Baton Rouge, 2023) | ||||||||||||||
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Early life
From Ughelli, Nigeria, he attended Onoriede International School. He received a scholarship to study at Louisiana State University in 2022.[3][4]
Career
He ran the third fastest U20 100m in the world during the 2021 season with a time of 10.13 at the Nigerian Trials.[5] He was named as an alternate for the Nigerian relay team at the delayed 2020 Olympic Games and attended the team’s pre-Games training camp in Abuja.[6]
In April 2023 he dipped below the 10 second barrier for the 100m for first time, running a wind assisted 9.97s at the LSU Alumni Gold in Baton Rouge.[7] A week later, he beat Erriyon Knighton in the 100m at the LSU Invitational event in Baton Rouge.[8] His Louisiana State University 4x100m relay team, also containing Brandon Hicklin and Da'Marcus Fleming, set a new college record of 37.90 seconds at the SEC Championship in Baton Rouge in June 2023.[9]
Running for LSU at the 2023 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships, held in Austin, Texas in June 2023, Oghenebrume ran his 100m heat in 9.93s.[10] He improved it to 9.90s in the final, and finished second to Courtney Lindsey of Texas Tech.[11] The U.S. Track & Field and Cross-Country Coaches Association named Oghenebrume the South-Central Region Men’s Track Athlete of the Year in June 2023.[12]
He ran 9.99 seconds for the 100 metres to win the SEC Outdoor Championships in Gainesville, Florida on 11 May 2024.[13] In June 2024, he was part of the Nigeria 4x100m relay team that won silver at the African Championships in Douala, Cameroon.[14] In July 2024, he was officially named as part of the Nigerian team for the 2024 Paris Olympics, although he later had to withdraw through injury.[15][16]
Controversy
On 7 February 2025, he was arrested in Baton Rouge after discharching a firearm multiple times. He later pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of a firearm by a foreign national in the United States.[17] The following year, he was sentenced to 27 months in federal prison with expected deportation from the United States upon completion of the sentence.[18]
Personal life
He is the younger brother of fellow athlete and Olympic medalist Ese Brume.[19] He has another sister, Karo Brume, who competes in sprints and won an athletic scholarship for the University of Texas.[20]
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