Olajumoke Bodunrin

Olajumoke Bodunrin (born 7 February 1945) is a retired Nigerian sprinter.[2] Regarded as "Africa's fastest woman" during her career,[3] Olajumoke claimed gold at the 1965 All-Africa Games in Brazzaville, Congo before going on to represent Nigeria at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico.[4]

Olajumoke Bodunrin
Personal information
Born (1945-02-07) 7 February 1945
Odo-Asanyin, Ogun State, Nigeria[1]
Height1.52 m (5 ft 0 in)
Weight44 kg (97 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Sprint100 m, 400 m
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100 m – 11.71 (1968)
400 m – 56.1 (1968)[1]

References

  1. Olajumoke Bodunrin. Sports Reference
  2. "Olajumoke Bodunrin". FanBase. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  3. "The Death of Nigerian Sports And A Walk Down Memory Lane". Nigerian Muse. 22 August 2009. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  4. "1968 Olympic Games". Sports Bank. Retrieved 13 September 2015.


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