Kevin Ojiaku

Kevin Ojiaku (born 20 April 1989) is an Italian male long jumper. Born in Italy by a Nigerian mother and Italian father.

Kevin Ojiaku
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1989-04-20) 20 April 1989
Ivrea
Height1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Country Italy
SportAthletics
Event(s)Long jump
ClubG.S. Fiamme Gialle
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • Long j. outdoor: 8.20 m (2017)
  • Long j. indoor: 7.93 m (2017)
  • High jump: 2.10 m (2007)

Biography

Having obtained the IAAF qualification standard, on 27 July 2017 he is selected by Italy national athletics team's technic commissioner, Elio Locatelli, to participate in the 2017 World Championships in Athletics.[1]

His Personal Best of 8.20 m, set in 2017, is the 4th best ever Italian performance and 21h in the 2017 world season list until the beginning of the 2017 World Championships in Athletics.[2]

Personal best

  • Long jump outdoor: 8.20 m - Turin, 21 May 2017
  • Long jump indoor: 7.93 m - Ancona, 18 February 2017

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventPerformanceNotes
2013 European Indoor Championships Gothenburg 17th (q) Long jump 7.56 m
2017 European Team Championships Lille 7th Long jump 7.54 m
World Championships London 18th (q) Long jump 7.82 m
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See also

References

  1. "Mondiali: Italia Team a Londra con 36 azzurri" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  2. "SENIOR OUTDOOR 2017 - LONG JUMP MEN". iaaf.org. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
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