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Athletics / Olympic medallist
Two Olympic medals in Atlanta and an African 400m record
NIGERIAAthletics
Falilat Ogunkoya won two medals at the Atlanta 1996 Olympic Games: bronze in the 400 metres and silver with Nigeria’s 4×400 metres relay team.
Her 400 metres bronze came in 49.10 seconds, a new African record.
Career milestones
Trace the moments, achievements and milestones that have defined the journey.
Career timeline
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1990s–2000sAthletics
Olympic long jump gold, Atlanta 1996: Nigeria’s first Olympic champion
Athletics
Olympic bronze, 4×100m relay (1992) and 200m (1996)
2010s–PresentAthletics
World champion and world record (12.12s), Eugene 2022
1990s–2010sFootball
Olympic gold, Atlanta 1996; two-time African Footballer of the Year
1990s–2000sFootball
Africa Cup of Nations winner 1994; Olympic gold, Atlanta 1996
2010s–PresentFootball
Record six-time African Women’s Footballer of the Year
