Simidele Adeagbo

Simidele Adeife Omonla Adeagbo
Personal information
Birth name	Simidele Adeife Omonla Adeagbo
Nationality	Nigerian
Born	July 29, 1981 (age 43); Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
Country	Nigeria United States
Sport	Track & Field, Skeleton
Event	Triple Jump
Coached by	Nick Vienneau
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals	2018 PyeongChang
Regional finals	UK Scholar Athlete of the Year, 2003 Indoor Southeastern Triple Jump Champion
National finals	Olympic Trials Finalist 2004 & 2008 (Triple Jump), 4 Time NCAA all American in the Triple Jump and Academic All-American,
Highest world ranking	74
Personal best(s)	Track and Field (Triple Jump) 13.99m (June 27 th , 2008)

Simidele Adeife Omonla Adeagbo (born July 29, 1981 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a Nigerian skeleton racer who is competing at the 2018 Winter Olympics. She is Nigeria and Africa’s first female skeleton athlete, as well as the first black female athlete in the sport of skeleton. Before competing in skeleton, Adeagbo competed in triple jump, last competing in 2008

Personal bests

Event	Result	Venue	Date
Outdoor
100meters	12.05 (wind: +1.7)	Baton Rouge, USA	13 May 2000
100meters	11.96 (wind: +3.1)	Coral Gables, USA	17 Mar 2001
Long jump	6.20 m A (wind: +0.9 m/s)	Eugene, USA	19 Jun 2004
Long jump	6.36 m A (wind: +4.9 m/s)	Austin, USA	06 Apr 2001
Triple jump	13.99 m A (wind: +2.0 m/s)	Eugene, USA	27 Jun 2008
Indoor
60 meters	7.59	Lexington, KY, USA	13 Jan 2001
Long jump	6.25 m	Nampa, USA	28 Jan 2005
Triple jump	13.40 m	Seattle, USA	28 Jan 2006

Personal life

As of December 2017, Adeagbo resides in Johannesburg, South Africa.^{[citation needed]}

References

External links

Official website

[[Category:Olympic athletes of Nigeria]