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Ifeanyichukwu Otuonye
Personal information
Born (1994-06-27) 27 June 1994 (age 30)
Benin City, Nigeria
Sport
Country Turks and Caicos Islands
SportTrack and field
EventLong jump
Updated on 29 August 2015

Ifeanyichukwu Otuonye (born 27 June 1994) is a Nigerian-born Turks and Caicos Islander long jumper.[1] He competed at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing without recording a valid jump.

Otuonye graduated from HJ Robinson High School in Cockburn Town, the only high school in the Turks and Caicos Islander capital. Otuonye formerly was a student athlete of Kansas State University,[2] where he set the national long jump record at 7.58 metres.[3] A competitor in international competitions since 2010, Otuonye retired in 2023 with his final long jump placing him fifth at the Central American and Caribbean Games.[4]

Competition record

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Turks and Caicos Islands
2010 CARIFTA Games (U17) George Town, Cayman Islands 2nd High jump 1.98 m
8th Long jump 6.36 m
2011 CARIFTA Games (U20) Montego Bay, Jamaica 5th 4 × 100 m relay 41.71 s
10th High jump 1.75 m
6th Long jump 6.86 m
Commonwealth Youth Games Douglas, Isle of Man 13th (sf) 200 m 23.02 s (w)
3rd Long jump 7.15 m
2012 CARIFTA Games (U20) Hamilton, Bermuda 3rd 4 × 100 m relay 41.48 s
5th Long jump 6.98 m
CAC Junior Championships (U20) San Salvador, El Salvador High jump NM
2nd Long jump 7.18 m
2013 CARIFTA Games (U20) Nassau, Bahamas 3rd 4 × 100 m relay 44.11 s
4th Long jump 7.34 m
2014 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom 11th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:19.11 s
16th (q) Long jump 7.47 m
NACAC U23 Championships Kamloops, Canada 9th Long jump 3.84 m
2015 IAAF World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 4 × 200 m relay DQ
NACAC Championships San José, Costa Rica 3rd Long jump 7.71 m
World Championships Beijing, China Long jump NM
2016 World Indoor Championships Portland, United States 11th Long jump 7.40 m
NACAC U23 Championships San Salvador, El Salvador 1st Long jump 7.88 m
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 44th (h) 200 m 21.91
2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia 6th 4 × 400 m relay 3:16.39 s
9th Long jump 7.80 m
Central American and Caribbean Games Barranquilla, Colombia 4 × 400 m relay DNF
6th Long jump 7.66 m
NACAC Championships Toronto, Canada 5th 4 × 100 m relay 41.21
6th Long jump 7.78 m
2022 NACAC Championships Freeport, Bahamas 7th Long jump 7.47 m
2023 Central American and Caribbean Games San Salvador, El Salvador 5th Long jump 7.21 m

References

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  1. ^ Ifeanyichukwu Otuonye at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Ifeanyichukwu Otuonye - Track & Field". Kansas State University Athletics. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  3. ^ Rivera, Emilio (20 April 2015). "Two Wildcats break national records at 88th Kansas Relays". The Collegian. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  4. ^ Tyson, Vivian (5 July 2023). "Retiring Ifeanyi Otuonye Bows Out Of CAC Long Jump With Creditable Fifth Place". NewslineTCI. Retrieved 10 January 2024.