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Tega Odele

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Tega Odele
Odele at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born (1995-12-06) 6 December 1995 (age 28)
Delta State, Nigeria
EducationUniversity of Benin[1]
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event200 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal best200 m: 20.45 s (2015)
Medal record
Representing  Nigeria
All-Africa Games
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Brazzaville 200 m
African Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Bambous 4 x 100 m
Updated on 15 August 2016

Tega Peter Odele (born 6 December 1995) is a Nigerian sprinter.[3] He competed in the 200 metres at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing without qualifying for the semifinals. He was the 2015 African Games 200 m Bronze medallist.

He attended Noble Crest Nursery and Primary School, Ughelli and got his Senior School leaving Certificate at Federal Government College, Warri.[4] Odele studied Business Administration at the University of Benin.[1]

In 2012, he won the 200 m at the 18th Nigerian National Sports Festival. He was supposed to run at the 2014 World Junior Championships but did not start in his heat. He won the 200 m at the 2014 Nigerian Universities Games in Ile-Ife. He was also a member of the 4 x 100 and 4 x 400 winning teams.[5] Odele won the 200 m at the 2015 Nigerian Championships in a personal best time of 20.47 s.[6] He qualified for the 2015 World Championships with this run and was later selected to represent his country in Beijing. He placed 6th in his heat with a time of 20.49 s and did not progress to the semifinals.

He set a personal best of 20.45 s in his heat of the 200 m at the 2015 African Games. He later finished third in the final behind Divine Oduduru and Hua Wilfried Koffi.

Competition record

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Nigeria
2013 African Junior Championships Bambous, Mauritius 4th 200 m 21.69
1st 4 × 100 m relay 40.36
2014 World Junior Championships Eugene, United States 5th 4 × 100 m relay 39.66
2015 Universiade Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo 11th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 40.45
World Championships Beijing, China 30th (h) 200 m 20.49
African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo 3rd 200 m 20.58
1st (h) 4 × 100 m relay 38.971
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 70th (h) 200 m 21.25

1Disqualified in the final

References

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  1. ^ a b Tega Odele. nbcolympics.com
  2. ^ Tega Odele Archived 26 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
  3. ^ "Tega Odele". IAAF. 25 August 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  4. ^ Umoru, Moses (27 March 2016). "THE SPEAKPRENEUR: CELEBRATING PASSION: THE TEGA ODELE STORY....By Michael Isaac". Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  5. ^ "24th Nigeria University Games Association (NUGA) Games, Ile-Ife 18-21/02/2014 - Africathle". Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  6. ^ "AFN Nigerian Championships 2015: Hepthatlete Osazuwa Set National Record as Ogunlewe Dazzles to 100m Victory - INFORMATION NIGERIA". Retrieved 15 August 2016.
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