Ajayi Agbebaku

Ajayi Agbebaku (born 6 December 1955) is a retired Nigerian Olympian [1] who competed in the triple jump. He still holds the indoor record at the University of Missouri with his jump of 16.60 metres at the 1978 NCAA indoor championships. [2]

Ajayi Agbebaku
Medal record
Men's athletics
World Championships
1983 Helsinki Triple jump
Summer Universiade
1983 Edmonton Triple jump

Agbebaku was born in Lagos. His personal best jump was 17.26 metres, achieved in July 1983 in Edmonton. This is the Nigerian record as well as second in Africa, only behind Ndabazinhle Mdhlongwa.[3] He holds the African indoor record with 17.00 metres, achieved in January 1982 in Dallas.[4]

Achievements
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Nigeria
1979 African Championships Dakar, Senegal 1st Long jump 7.94 m
1st Triple jump 16.82 m
1984 African Championships Rabat, Morocco 2nd Triple jump 16.96 m
Olympic Games Los Angeles, United States 7th Triple jump 16.67 m
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References
  1. "Mizzou's Olympians". Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  2. "Indoor School Records". Mizzou. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  3. Commonwealth All-Time Lists (Men) Archived 2007-05-20 at the Wayback Machine – GBR Athletics
  4. Area Indoor Records – Men – Africa – IAAF.org



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