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Seun Ogunkoya (born December 28, 1977) is a Nigerian sprinter and two-time African Championships gold medalist over 100 metres. ==Career peak== He was born in Akure and is a cousin of Falilat Ogunkoya. He improved his personal bests from 10.43 seconds in 1995 to 10.15 seconds in April 1996 in Makurdi, at the 10th National Sports Festival, to 9.97 seconds in July 1997 in Formia. He thereby became the youngest sprinter to have broken the 10-second barrier at 19 years, 197 days, a record broken by Yohan Blake (19 years,196 days).〔(All-time men's best 100m ). All-time athletics. Retrieved on 2009-08-13.〕 Ogunkoya stated that "it is natural to be aiming at the world record".〔 His coach was Tony Osheku. He competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics, where he was eliminated in quarter final in the 200 metres, before winning a silver medal in the 100 metres at the 1996 World Junior Championships the next month. In 1997 he reached the quarter-final at the 1997 World Championships.〔 In the relay at the 1997 World Championships, four others participated on the Nigerian team, and ended up taking the silver medal.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Men 4x100m Relay World Championship 1997 Athens (GRE) )〕 Ogunkoya won the 100 metres race at the 1996 African Championships and became Nigerian champion in 1996 and 1997. In 1998 he won the Weltklasse Zürich meet with 9.96 seconds, a new personal best, before winning the 1998 African Championships in another personal best, and championship record, of 9.94 seconds.〔 In September he finished fourth at the IAAF Grand Prix Final before winning the silver medal at the 1998 World Cup. Here he improved his personal best time to 9.92 seconds, which was also his lifetime best,〔 as well as a Nigerian record.〔 He also won a bronze medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay, with the African team. He also set personal bests of 20.50 seconds in the 200 metres, achieved in July 1997 in Nice, and 6.52 seconds in the 60 metres, achieved in February 1998 in Budapest.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Seun Ogunkoya」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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