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Falilat Ogunkoya

1968 - Today

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Falilat Ogunkoya-Osheku (born 5 December 1968 in Ode Lemo, Ogun State, Nigeria) is a Nigerian former track and field athlete who holds the distinction of becoming the first Nigerian to win an individual track and field medal at the Olympic games. Ogunkoya has won a number of national championships, including a gold medal in 1996 in the 400 metres, gold in the 200 metres and 400 m in 1998, and gold again in 1999 and 2001 in the 400 m. At the 1987 All Africa Games in Nairobi she won the silver medal in the 200 m. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Falilat Ogunkoya has received more than 56,558 page views. Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Falilat Ogunkoya is the 4,031st most popular athlete (down from 3,542nd in 2019), the 180th most popular biography from Nigeria and the 9th most popular Nigerian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Falilat Ogunkoya ranks 4,031 out of 6,025. Before her are Joanna Hayes, Anna Magnusson, Sarah Burke, Mary Onyali-Omagbemi, Giulia Quintavalle, and Yelena Prokhorova. After her are Botond Storcz, Ester Workel, Todd Bennett, Hanna Mariën, Susana Feitor, and Vitaliy Rahimov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, Falilat Ogunkoya ranks 894. Before her are James Dutton, Jud Buechler, Keiichi Zaizen, Masaaki Furukawa, Fumiaki Aoshima, and Mary Onyali-Omagbemi. After her are Dennis Scott, Kazuaki Yoshinaga, Osamu Chiba, Susan Cain, Kiyoto Furushima, and Nergis Mavalvala.

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In Nigeria

Among people born in Nigeria, Falilat Ogunkoya ranks 180 out of 309. Before her are Christian Obodo (1984), Stephen Makinwa (1983), Uchenna Emedolu (1976), Mary Onyali-Omagbemi (1968), Taiwo Awoniyi (1997), and Benedict Akwuegbu (1974). After her are Chigozie Agbim (1984), Jude Monye (1973), James Obiorah (1978), Anthony Ujah (1990), Dickson Etuhu (1982), and Derick Ogbu (1990).

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Among ATHLETES In Nigeria

Among athletes born in Nigeria, Falilat Ogunkoya ranks 9. Before her are Sunday Bada (1969), Chioma Ajunwa (1970), Glory Alozie (1977), Gloria Kemasuode (1979), Uchenna Emedolu (1976), and Mary Onyali-Omagbemi (1968). After her are Jude Monye (1973), Deji Aliu (1975), Florence Ekpo-Umoh (1977), Clement Chukwu (1973), Olapade Adeniken (1969), and Fatima Yusuf (1971).

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