 Odele at the 2016 Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 6 December 1995 Delta State, Nigeria | |||||||||||||||||
| Education | University of Benin[1] | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
| Event | 200 metres | |||||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||||||||
| Personal best | 200 m: 20.45 s (2015) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| 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
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  Nigeria
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| 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
[edit]- ^ a b Tega Odele. nbcolympics.com
- ^ Tega Odele Archived 26 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
- ^ "Tega Odele". IAAF. 25 August 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
- ^ Umoru, Moses (27 March 2016). "THE SPEAKPRENEUR: CELEBRATING PASSION: THE TEGA ODELE STORY....By Michael Isaac". Retrieved 15 August 2016.
- ^ "24th Nigeria University Games Association (NUGA) Games, Ile-Ife 18-21/02/2014 - Africathle". Retrieved 15 August 2016.
- ^ "AFN Nigerian Championships 2015: Hepthatlete Osazuwa Set National Record as Ogunlewe Dazzles to 100m Victory - INFORMATION NIGERIA". Retrieved 15 August 2016.
