Nafiu Osagie

Nafiu Osagie
Personal information
NationalityNigerian
Born(1928-04-06)6 April 1928
Benin City, British Nigeria
Died18 February 2019(2019-02-18) (aged 90)[1]
Height174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
High jump

Nafiu Belo Osagie (1 April 1933 – 18 February 2019) was a Nigerian athlete.[2] He competed in the men's high jump at the 1952 Summer Olympics.[3]

Osagie finished third behind Ron Pavitt in the high jump event at the British 1952 AAA Championships.[4][5][6]

References

  1. ↑ "Nigeria Loses Sports Icon, Nafiu Belo-Osagie". Alltimepost. 21 February 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  2. ↑ "Nafiu Osagie". Olympedia. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  3. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nafiu Osagie Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  4. ↑ "Results". The Scotsman. 23 June 1952. Retrieved 21 April 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
  6. ↑ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
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