Obinna Metu
 Joseph Obinna Metu at the 2012 London Summer Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 12 July 1988 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Nigeria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 100 metres | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Joseph Obinna Metu // ⓘ (born 12 July 1988, Ogidi) is a Nigerian sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.[1][2][3] His personal best time is 10.11 seconds, achieved in June 2012 in Calabar.[4]
He finished eighth at the 2006 World Junior Championships. At the 2007 All-Africa Games he won a bronze medal in the 200 metres and a gold medal in the 4 × 100 metres relay. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing he competed at the 100 metres sprint and placed 2nd in his heat after Francis Obikwelu in a time of 10.34 seconds. He improved his time to 10.29 seconds for the next round, but his time was only the 6th time of the heat and he was eliminated.[2] Together with Onyeabor Ngwogu, Chinedu Oriala and Uchenna Emedolu he also competed at the 4 × 100 metres relay. In their qualification heat they did not finish due to a mistake in the baton exchange and they were eliminated.[2] He also took part in the 200 metres individual, finishing first in his first round heat, with a time of 20.62 seconds. With 20.65 seconds in the second round he only placed sixth in his heat, which was not enough to qualify for the semi-finals.[2] He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics and the 2014 Commonwealth Games.[3][5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c BBC Sport (2012). "BBC Sport - London 2012 Olympics - Obinna Metu : Nigeria, Athletics". bbc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 19 April 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
- ^ a b c d "Athlete biography: Obinna Metu". Beijing2008.cn. Archived from the original on 3 September 2008. Retrieved 26 August 2008.
- ^ a b "Obinna Metu Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
- ^ "IAAF: Obinna Metu | Profile". iaaf.org. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
- ^ "Glasgow 2014 - Obinna Metu Profile". g2014results.thecgf.com. Archived from the original on 23 August 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
External links
[edit]- Obinna Metu at World Athletics
- Obinna Metu at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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