Oluwasegun Makinde
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| National team | Canada |
| Born | July 6, 1991 Maiduguri, Nigeria |
| Education | University of Ottawa |
| Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in)[1] |
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb)[1] |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | 4x100m relay |
Oluwasegun Makinde (born 6 July 1991) is a Nigeria-born Canadian athlete competing in sprinting events.[2]
Born in Maiduguri, Nigeria, Makinde moved with his family to Canada in 1992. He was an unused relay member at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. He won the gold medal in the 200 metres at the 2013 Jeux de la Francophonie. In July 2016, he was named to Canada's Olympic team.[3] He went to the 2018 Commonwealth Games with the Canadian team.[4]
As of 2019, he was on the board of Athletics Canada.[5]
Competition record
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Canada
| |||||
| 2007 | World Youth Championships | Ostrava, Czech Republic | 22nd (sf) | 200 m | 22.70 |
| 2010 | World Junior Championships | Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada | 12th (sf) | 200m | 21.13 w (+2.3 m/s) |
| 15th (sf) | 110m hurdles | 14.05 (+0.4 m/s) | |||
| 12th (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | 40.38 | |||
| 2011 | Universiade | Shenzhen, China | 5th | 200 m | 20.83 |
| 2013 | Universiade | Kazan, Russia | 4th | 200 m | 20.61 |
| 2nd (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.64[6] | |||
| Jeux de la Francophonie | Nice, France | 1st | 200 m | 20.80 | |
| 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.14 | |||
| 2015 | NACAC Championships | San José, Costa Rica | 4th (sf) | 200m | 20.81 (+0.8 m/s) |
| 7th | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.30 | |||
| 2017 | Universiade | Taipei, Taiwan | 25th (h) | 100 m | 10.58 |
| 10th (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | 40.01 | |||
| 2018 | Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | 36th (h) | 100 m | 10.59 |
| – | 4 × 100 m relay | DQ | |||
Personal best
- 100 metres – 10.22 (+2.9) (Lynchburg USA 01.05.2014)
- 200 metres – 20.48 (+2.2) (Kazan RUS) 10.07.2013)
100m 10.35 +1.2 Weinheim (GER) 27.07.2012
200m 20.51 +1.7 Lynchburg (USA) 01.05.2014
References
- ^ a b "Segun Makinde". olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ^ Oluwasegun Makinde at World Athletics
- ^ Hossain, Asif (11 July 2016). "Athletics Canada nominates largest squad to Team Canada for Rio". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
- ^ "Oluwasegun Makinde". results.gc2018.com. 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ^ https://athletics.ca/kate-van-buskirk-appointed-athlete-director-on-athletics-canada-board-of-directors/
- ^ Disqualified in the final.
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