Osarojie Dayo Edoburun (born 2 June 1996) is a British track and field sprint athlete who competes in the 100m and 200m events. He won a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games.
 Ojie Edoburun at the 2025 UK Athletics Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 June 1996 London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 100 metres, 200 metres | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 100 m: 10.04 s (Prague 2018) 200 m: 21.29 s (Walnut 2014) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
editBorn in England, Edoburun is of Nigerian descent.[1]
He is a European junior and under-23 champion in the 100 metres and competed at the 2013 World Youth Championships where he became second behind China's Mo Youxue in a then career best time of 10.35.[2]
Edoburun became the British 100 metres champion after winning the 2019 British Athletics Championships.[3][4]
He represented England at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham and was a member of the England 4 x 400 metre relay team that won the gold medal.[5]
Personal bests
edit| Event | Result | Venue | Date | |
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| 100 m | 10.04 |  Prague | 4 June 2018 | |
| 200 m | 20.40 |  Gainesville, Fla. | 29 April 2017[6] | |
| Indoor | ||||
| 60 m | 6.66 s |  London | 10 February 2016 | |
References
edit- ↑ Ojeagbase, Solomon (8 May 2017). "Nigerian British European Sprint Champion Ojie Edoburun Preps For Wembley Wins". Complete Sports. Lagos, Nigeria.
- ↑ "Athlete profile for Ojie Edoburun". International Association of Athletics Federations. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
- ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
- ↑ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
- ↑ "Birmingham 2022 Team". Team England. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
- ↑ Baronet, Carles. "Track and Field Results". trackinsun.blogspot.com. Carles Baronet. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
