Eight Interesting Things to Know About Tobi Amusan
World record holder, Oluwatobiloba Ayomide Amusan, globally known as Tobi Amusan is a Nigerian track and field athlete who specializes in the 100 meters hurdles and also competes as a sprinter.
Tobi Amusan recently made history at the 2022 World Athletics Championship held in Oregon, USA, where she won the women’s 100m hurdles, setting a new world record of 12.12 seconds in the semifinal, and 12.06 seconds in the finals. Tobi also set another Commonwealth Games record after she ran 12.30 seconds to defend her Commonwealth gold award.
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Here are eight interesting things we know about Tobi Amusan
- Tobi Amusan is the first and only Nigerian to be crowned African, Commonwealth, and World champion in the same year
- Tobi Amusan was born on 23rd April 1997 in Ijebu Ode, Ogun state. She is the third of three children born into her family
- Tobi’s parents were both athletes, thus, her love for sports began at an early age
- Tobi attended Our Lady of Apostles Secondary School, in Ijebu Ode, Ogun State, Nigeria
- Tobi was the games prefect both in her primary and secondary schools and has gone on to do great exploits locally and internationally
- The athlete started her sports journey as a football player before moving on to athletics
- Tobi graduated from the University of Texas at El Paso with a Bachelor of Science degree in Human Kinetics
- Tobi came into the limelight when she won a silver medal at the 2013 African Youth Championships in Warri