(1980-10-01) 1 October 1980 (age 43) London, England
Height
1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Weight
77 kg (170 lb)
Sport
Country
Nigeria
Sport
Athletics
Event
Triple jump
Club
Mizuno
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking
7th
Personal best
17.23m
Medal record
African Championships in Athletics
2010 Nairobi
Triple jump
2012 Porto Novo
Triple jump
2016 Durban
Triple jump
2014 Marrakech
Triple jump
All-Africa Games
2011 Maputo
Triple jump
2015 Brazzaville
Triple jump
Commonwealth Games
2010 New Delhi
Triple jump
2014 Glasgow
Triple jump
Updated on 227 August 2016
Oluwatosin Bamidele “Tosin” Oke (born 1 October 1980 in London, England) is a Nigerian track and field athlete, who competes in the triple jump.[1] Born a dual national, he initially competed for Great Britain. He set the current UK junior indoor record and was 1 cm shy of the outdoor junior record. He was the 1999 European Athletics Junior Championships Champion, and came 5th at the 2002 Commonwealth Games. After multiple indoor and outdoor UK titles, he later switched to compete for Nigeria. Since competing for Nigeria he has won back-to-back African Championships in Athletics titles and the Commonwealth Games championship and is the current All-Africa Games Champion. At the 2012 Summer Olympics Oke finished seventh in the triple jump final, the best Nigerian result of the Games.
^David Rivers (26 November 2015). "Olympic athlete Tosin Oke visits Ealing primary school". GetWestLondon. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
Oluwatosin Bamidele “Tosin” Oke (born 1 October 1980 in London, England) is a Nigerian track and field athlete, who competes in the triple jump. Born a...
centimetres less than the distance jumped by the gold medalist, Nigerian TosinOke. Zango jumped four centimetres further than the bronze medalist, Godfrey...
Athletics Centre Cardiff Great Britain 16 years, 292 days Triple Jump 16.12 TosinOke 27 Feb 1999 Nogent-sur-Oise France 18 years, 149 days Shot Put 18.31...
after achieving poor athletic performance at these Games. Triple jumper TosinOke, the women's sprint relay team (led by Blessing Okagbare), and weightlifter...
Into Ghanaian Femcee Ruby Delart's Thank You Garri Vibe". Modern Ghana. Tosin, Alamu (2022-12-19). "Skit-maker, Funnybros Comedy Acquires Mercedes Benz...
South Africa 7.84 Triple jump details Khotso Mokoena South Africa 17.03 TosinOke Nigeria 16.97 Roger Haitengi Namibia 16.72 Shot put details Orazio Cremona...
Rutherford England 8.22 m Ignisious Gaisah Ghana 8.12 m Triple jump details TosinOke Nigeria 17.16 m Hugo Mamba Cameroon 17.14 m Renjith Maheswary India...
Argirov Bulgaria 7.74 m Tomasz Mateusiak Poland 7.60 m Triple jump TosinOke Great Britain 16.57 m Christian Olsson Sweden 16.18 m Marian Oprea Romania...
Athlete Event Qualification Final Distance Position Distance Position TosinOke Triple jump 16.47 23 Did not advance Olu Olamigoke 16.10 32 Did not advance...
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