Omotayo Akinremi
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| Birth name | Omotayo Akinremi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Nigerian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 September 1974 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | sprinter and hurdler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Nigeria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Omotayo Akinremi (born 13 September 1974) is a Nigerian former sprinter and hurdler. She competed in local and international competitions in athletics representing Nigeria. She won gold medals at the 1992 and 1993 African Championships in Athletics at 400 metres hurdles, she also won bronze medal at the 1990 event, and during the 1991 All-Africa Games she won bronze medals in the 400m hurdles. Emily also won the 200 metres at the 2000 Oceania Athletics Championships. Furthermore, she participated in the Nigerian 4 × 400 m relay team that won bronze medals at the 1993 Summer Universiade with Olabisi Afolabi, Omolade Akinremi and Onyinye Chikezie.[1][2]
Achievements[edit]
World Junior Championships in Athletics[edit]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  Nigeria
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| 1990 | World Junior Championships | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:33.56 |
African Championships in Athletics[edit]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 1990 | African Championships | Cairo, Egypt | 3rd | 400 metres hurdles | 57.43 |
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 1992 | African Championships | Belle Vue Maurel, Mauritius | 1st | 400 m | 52.53 |
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 1993 | African Championships | Durban, South Africa | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 57.59 |
African Games[edit]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 1991 | All-Africa Games | Cairo, Egypt | 3rd | 400 m hurdles | 58:85 |
Summer Universiade[edit]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 1993 | Universiade | Buffalo, United States | 7th | 400 m hurdles | 58.47 |
Personal bests[edit]
- 400 metres hurdles – 57.59 s (1992)
- 400 metres – 52.53 s (1993)
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "1993 Universiade Summer". Universiade. 3 January 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ^ "Omotayo Akinremi". IAAF World Athletics. 3 January 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
Categories:
- 1974 births
- Living people
- Nigerian female hurdlers
- Nigerian female sprinters
- African Games bronze medalists for Nigeria
- African Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1991 All-Africa Games
- FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Nigeria
- Medalists at the 1993 Summer Universiade
- 20th-century Nigerian women