Seán Aigboboh

Seán Aigboboh
Personal information
NationalityIrish
Born (2005-10-22) 22 October 2005
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Sprint
College teamUnited States Houston Cougars
ClubTallaght AC
Coached byCarl Lewis

Seán Aigboboh (born 22 October 2005) is an Irish-Nigerian sprinter. In 2026, he set an Irish national record of 20.27 seconds for the 200 metres. The previous year, he was part of an Irish national record setting men's 4 x 100 metres relay team.[1]

Biography

A Tallaght Athletics Club member he was coached by Daniel Kilgallon.[2] In June 2023 while representing The High School, Dublin, Aigboboh won the senior 100 metres title at the All-Ireland Schools Championships in Tullamore, setting a new personal best time of 10.67 to win the title.[3]

In February 2024, Aigboboh placed third overall with a new personal best time of 6.77 in the 60 metres final at the Irish Indoor Championships.[4] That summer, Aigboboh also finishes third with a new personal best time of 10.39 seconds for the 100 metres at the senior Irish Championships at the age of 18 years-old.[2][5] Aigboboh competed for Ireland at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima, Peru, and was a finalist with the men's 4 x 100 m relay team and reached the semi-finals of the 100 metres.[6][7][2]

Aigboboh competed for Ireland at the 2025 European Athletics Team Championships in Maribor, Slovenia, in June 2025.[8] Running alongside Michael Farrelly, Marcus Lawler and Israel Olatunde, he set a new Irish 4 x 100 metres relay national record.[9][10] In July, he won the Irish U23 national title over 100 metres.[11] In August at the senior 2025 Irish Championships, Aigboboh, Joseph Ojewumi, Joseph Finnegan Murphy and Dubem Amah combined to win the Irish 4 x 100m relay title for Tallaght in 41.66 seconds.[12] He was also runner-up to Bori Akinola over 100 metres at the championships.[13]

Competing for the University of Houston in the United States at the Penn Relays in April 2026, Aigboboh ran a new personal best time of 10.27 seconds for the 100 metres.[14] That month, he set a personal best of 20.54 seconds for the 200 metres while competing in Texas.[15] On 30 April, Aigboboh set a new Irish national record in the 200 metres to win the Cameron Burrell Invitational with a wind-legal time of 20.27 seconds (+2.0m/s) in Houston, surpassing the previous national senior record of 20.30 set by Paul Hession in 2007.[16][2] In July, he ran 20.63 seconds to finish second in the 200 metres to Ebuka Nwokeji at the Cork City Sports in Ireland.[17] At the Irish Championships on 25 July, he placed second to Benjamin Richardson in the 200 metres.[18] Competing at the 2026 European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, England he reached the semi-finals in the 200 metres.[19] He also ran in the men's 4 x 100 metres relay at the championships.[20]

References

  1. ↑ "Sean Aigboboh". World Athletics. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Dennehy, Cathal (1 May 2026). "Seán Aigboboh breaks Irish 200m record as Rhasidat Adeleke opens outdoor season". Independent.ie. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
  3. ↑ "Sean secures All-Ireland Schools Championships". Echo.ie. June 8, 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
  4. ↑ "Tallaght sprinters in top form". Echo.ie. February 22, 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
  5. ↑ "Tallaght sprint stars steal the show". Echo.ie. July 4, 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
  6. ↑ "IRISH ATHLETES READY FOR WORLD U20 CHAMPIONSHIPS IN PERU". Athletics Ireland. 26 August 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
  7. ↑ "Irish Men's 4x400m Relay Finish 7th in World U20 Championship Final". tritalkingsport.com. 1 Sep 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
  8. ↑ "IRELAND SIT FIFTH AFTER OPENING DAY OF EUROPEAN TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS". Athletics Ireland. 28 June 2025. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
  9. ↑ "Irish men set new national record in 4x100m relay". RTE. 21 Jun 2025. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
  10. ↑ Dennehy, Cathal (27 June 2025). "Ireland gear up for European Athletics Team Championships in Slovenia". Independent.ie. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  11. ↑ "National titles for Tallaght athletes". Echo.ie. July 10, 2025. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
  12. ↑ "National Senior Medals for Tallaght Athletes". Echo.ie. August 11, 2025. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
  13. ↑ "Griggs third as Doyle wins Irish National title". BBC Sport. 3 August 2025. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  14. ↑ "Tallaght athletes in good form in competitions". echo.ie. 29 April 2026. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
  15. ↑ "44 Farms Team Invitational". World Athletics. 9 April 2026. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
  16. ↑ "Two School Records and Irish National Record Set at Cameron Burrell Invitational". uhcougars. 30 April 2026. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
  17. ↑ Considine, Tony (8 July 2026). "'It was really good' — Nicola Tuthill lays down marker with second place finish at Cork City Sports". Independent.ie. Retrieved 13 July 2026.
  18. ↑ Dennehy, Cathal (25 July 2026). "'It's been a rough year' — Rhasidat Adeleke delight with 200m national win and a European spot despite hamstring issues". Independent.ie. Retrieved 25 July 2026.
  19. ↑ "European Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 10 August 2026. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
  20. ↑ "European Athletics Championships". World Athletics. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
This page is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.