Faith Idehen
Appearance
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Born | 5 February 1973 |
Faith Idehen (born 5 February 1973) is a retired female sprinter from Nigeria. At the 1992 Summer Olympics she, together with Beatrice Utondu, Christy Opara Thompson and Mary Onyali, won a bronze medal in 4 x 100 metres relay.
Idehen attended the University of Alabama on a track scholarship. She is married to fellow track athlete Festus Igbinoghene and they have a son, Noah Igbinoghene, who is a National Football League player.[1]
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Nigeria | |||||
1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 3rd | 4x100 m relay | 42.81 s |
1994 | Commonwealth Games | Victoria, Canada | 1st | 4x100 m relay | 42.99 s |
References
- ^ Wolk, Benjamin (5 July 2017). "Family's Olympic legacy prepares WR Noah Igbinoghene for 2-sport career at Auburn". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
External links
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Faith Idehen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012.
Categories:
- 1973 births
- Living people
- Nigerian female sprinters
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Nigeria
- Olympic bronze medalists for Nigeria
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Nigeria
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Universiade silver medalists for Nigeria
- Alabama Crimson Tide women's track and field athletes
- Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1993 Summer Universiade
- Nigerian athletics biography stubs
- Nigerian Olympic medalist stubs