Ojie Edoburun
British track and field sprint athlete
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Osarojie Dayo Edoburun (born 2 June 1996) is a British track and field sprint athlete who competes in the 100m and 200m events. He won a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games.
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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 June 1996 London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 100 metres, 200 metres | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 100 m: 10.04 s (Prague 2018) 200 m: 21.29 s (Walnut 2014) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
Born in England, Edoburun is of Nigerian descent.[1]
He is a European junior and under-23 champion in the 100 metres and competed at the 2013 World Youth Championships where he became second behind China's Mo Youxue in a then career best time of 10.35.[2]
Edoburun became the British 100 metres champion after winning the 2019 British Athletics Championships.[3][4]
He represented England at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham and was a member of the England 4 x 400 metre relay team that won the gold medal.[5]
Personal bests
| Event | Result | Venue | Date | |
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| 100 m | 10.04 |  Prague | 4 June 2018 | |
| 200 m | 20.40 |  Gainesville, Fla. | 29 April 2017[6] | |
| Indoor | ||||
| 60 m | 6.66 s |  London | 10 February 2016 | |
