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Tosin oke biography of barack
Tosin Oke
Nigerian triple jumper
| Nationality | Nigeria/United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Born | (1980-10-01) 1 October 1980 (age 44) London, England |
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) |
| Country | Nigeria |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Triple jump |
| Club | Mizuno |
| Highest world ranking | 7th |
| Personal best | 17.23m |
| Updated on 227 August 2016 | |
Oluwatosin Bamidele “Tosin” Oke (born 1 October 1980 in London, England) is a Nigeriantrack 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