Samuel Ogazi

Samuel Ogazi (born 14 May 2006) is a Nigerian sprinter.

Early life
Ogazi was based as a teenager in Kaduna. In 2023, he agreed a scholarship with the University of Alabama.

Career
He competed in the 4x400m relay at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia.

He won the 200m and 400m at the 2023 African U18 and U20 Championships in Athletics in Ndola, Zambia. He won gold over 200 metres and 400 metres at the Athletics at the 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games in Trinidad and Tobago. He also won gold in the mixed 4x100m relay as his Nigerian team set a new games record.

In March 2024, he set a new Nigerian under-18 record for the 400 metres, running 45.35s to finish second overall behind Christopher Morales Williams in Louisiana. The following month he lowered his personal best to 45.29 seconds in Florida.

He competed for Nigeria at the 2024 World Athletics Relays in Nassau, Bahamas. With a time of 3:12.87, the Nigerian Mixed 4x400m team of Ogazi, Ella Onojuvwevwo, Chidi Okezie and Esther Joseph set a new Nigerian national record and African Continental record at the event on 5 May 2024. Later that month he lowered his personal best to 44.53 seconds in Lexington, Kentucky. He was runner-up at the 2024 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon, running 44.52 seconds.

In June 2024, he won bronze in the 400 metres at the African Championships in Douala, Cameroon. In July 2024, he was officially named as part of the Nigerian team for the 2024 Paris Olympics.