Udeme Okon (born 3 September 2005) is a South African sprinter. He won the gold medal over 400 metres at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships.[1]
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| Born | 3 September 2005 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
| Event | Sprint | |||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 200m: 20.54 (2024) 400m: 45.41 (2024) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life
editHe attends Florida Park High School in Roodepoort, Johannesburg.[2][3]
Career
editHe ran a personal best of 20.54 seconds for the 200 metres in May 2024 at the South African national under-20 championships in Pretoria. That month, he ran a 400 metres personal best of 45.41 seconds at the ACNW Track and Field League held in Potchefstroom.[2]
He won the gold medal over 400 metres at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships, running 45.69 seconds in Lima, Peru.[4][5] At the same championships, he also won silver in the 4x400m relay.[6]
Personal life
editHe was born in South Africa to a Nigerian father and South African mother.[2][7]
References
edit- ^ "Udeme Okon". World Athletics. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ a b c Pandey, Animesh (30 August 2024). "Who is Udeme Okon? All about the 'Nigerian' sprinter who won the Under-20 World Championships gold in 400m for South Africa". Sports Keeda. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "Udeme Okon wins 400m to give South Africa gold No 2 at U20 world champs". Sowetanlive.co.za. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "Almayew sets steeplechase championship record to win world U20 title in Lima". World Athletics. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "SA's Udeme Okon bags 400m gold at U20 World Champs, Bayanda Walaza eases into 200m final". news24. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "Fayisa flies to 1500m gold for Ethiopia on day five in Lima". World Athletics. 1 September 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "Nigerians, others react as Okon wins gold for South Africa in 400m at world championships". punchng. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.