Omolara Ogunmakinju

Omolara Ogunmakinju
Ogunmakinju in 2013
Personal information
BornOmolara Omotosho
(1993-05-25) 25 May 1993
Akure, Nigeria[1]
Height1.52 m (5 ft 0 in)
Weight50 kg (110 lb)
Sport
Country Nigeria
SportAthletics
Event
4 × 400m Relay
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Nigeria
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place2014 Glasgow4x400 m relay
African Games
Gold medal – first place2011 Maputo4x400 m relay
Gold medal – first place2023 Accra4x400 m relay
Gold medal – first place2023 AccraMixed 4x400 m relay
African Championships
Gold medal – first place2012 Porto-Novo4x400 m relay
Gold medal – first place2024 Douala4×400 m relay
Silver medal – second place2016 Durban4x400 m relay

Omolara Ogunmakinju (born 25 May 1993) is a Nigerian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.[2] She represented Nigeria at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Her personal best in the event is 51.28 seconds (Calabar 2012).

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Nigeria
2011 World Championships Daegu, South Korea 7th 4 × 400 m relay 3:29.82
All-Africa Games Maputo, Mozambique 8th 400 m 53.19
2012 African Championships Porto-Novo, Benin 1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:28.77
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 13th (sf) 400 m 51.41
8th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:26.291
2013 World Championships Moscow, Russia 21st (sf) 400 m 52.38
6th 4 × 400 m relay 3:27.57
2014 World Indoor Championships Sopot, Poland 6th 4 × 400 m relay 3:31.59
IAAF World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:23.41
Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom 8th (sf) 400 m 52.34
2nd (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:28.28
2015 Universiade Gwangju, South Korea 20th (h) 200 m 24.452
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 46th (h) 400 m 53.22
2024 African Games Accra, Ghana 1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:27.29
African Championships Douala, Cameroon 1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:27.31

1 Disqualified in the final.
2 Disqualified in the semifinals.

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