Fidelis Obikwu

Fidelis Obikwu
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1960-06-12) 12 June 1960
Surrey, England
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
decathlon
ClubHaringey AC
Medal record
Athletics
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place1982 Brisbanedecathlon

Fidelis C. Obikwu (born 12 June 1960), is a male former athlete who competed for England.

Biography

Obikwu was studying at and competing for North Carolina University in 1982[1] and became the British decathlon champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1982 AAA Championships in Birmingham.[2] Shortly afterwards he represented England and won a bronze medal in the decathlon, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Australia.[3][4]

He won the Atlantic Coast Conference decathlon titles in 1982 and 1984[5] and finished second behind Greg Richards in the decathlon event at the 1986 AAA Championships in Wrexham.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Cook out on his own". Daily Record. 15 September 1982. Retrieved 14 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  3. ↑ "1982 Athletes". Team England.
  4. ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 1 October 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  5. ↑ "Agromeck 1984" (PDF). North Carolina University. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  6. ↑ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
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