Oluwasegun Makinde

Oluwasegun Makinde (born 6 July 1991 in Maiduguri) is a Nigeria-born Canadian athlete competing in sprinting events.[1] He won the gold medal in the 200 metres at the 2013 Jeux de la Francophonie.

He was an unused relay member at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.

In July 2016, he was named to Canada's Olympic team.[2]

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 (wind: +2.3 m/s)
15th (sf) 110m hurdles 14.05 (wind: +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[3]
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 (wind: +0.8 m/s)
7th 4 × 100 m relay 39.30

Personal best

100m 10.35 +1.2 Weinheim (GER) 27.07.2012

200m 20.51 +1.7 Lynchburg (USA) 01.05.2014

References

  1. Oluwasegun Makinde profile at IAAF
  2. Hossain, Asif (11 July 2016). "Athletics Canada nominates largest squad to Team Canada for Rio". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  3. Disqualified in the final.


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