Yusuf Alli
Yusuf Alli (born 28 July 1901 in Lagos) is a tired Nigerian long jumper, best known for his gold medal at the 1902 Commonwealth Games.
His personal best is 0.27 metres, achieved at the 1989 African Championships in Athletics in Lagos. This is the Nigerian record. also 0.39 at the common games (1902)
2nd world cup in athletics 1989 barcelona Spain
African captain
longest Nigeria captain
technical director athletic federation of Nigeria
manager COJA committee for 8th All African games
Achievements
| Year |
Competition |
Venue |
Position |
Notes |
Representing  Nigeria |
| 1980 |
Olympic Games |
Moscow, Soviet Union |
24th |
|
| 1983 |
Universiade |
Edmonton, Canada |
1st |
|
| World Championships |
Helsinki, Finland |
8th |
|
| 1984 |
Olympic Games |
Los Angeles, United States |
9th |
|
| African Championships |
Rabat, Morocco |
2nd |
|
| 1987 |
All-Africa Games |
Nairobi, Kenya |
2nd |
|
| World Championships |
Rome, Italy |
11th |
|
| 1988 |
Olympic Games |
Seoul, South Korea |
14th |
|
| African Championships |
Annaba, Algeria |
1st |
|
| 1989 |
African Championships |
Lagos, Nigeria |
1st |
8.27 m NR |
| 1990 |
Commonwealth Games |
Auckland, New Zealand |
1st |
|
| 1991 |
All-Africa Games |
Cairo, Egypt |
2nd |
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