Abike Egbeniyi

Abike Egbeniyi
Full name	Abike Funmilola Egbeniyi
nation	Nigeria
birthday	23rd October 1994 (age 25)
place of birth	Nigeria
Career
discipline	Middle distance run
status	active
Medal table
African Championships 1 × 0 × 0 × U20 African Championships 1 × 0 × 0 ×
African Championships gold Asaba 2018 4 × 400 m Junior African Championships gold Réduit 2013 4 × 400 m
last change: June 17, 2019

Abike Funmilola Egbeniyi (born October 23, 1994 ) is a Nigerian middle-distance runner .

Athletic career

Abike Egbeniyi gained her first international experience at the World Youth Championships in 2011 near Lille , where she was eliminated in the 800-meter run with 2: 15.30 minutes in the first round. Two years later she finished fifth at the Junior African Championships in Réduit in 2: 09.8 min and won the Nigerian 4 x 400 meter relay in 3: 37.9 min. In 2015 she took part in the Africa Games in Brazzaville for the first time and finished eighth there in 2: 09.36 minutes. In 2017 she took part with the relay at the World Championships in London , where she finished fifth with 3: 26.72 minutes in the final . In 2018 she was eliminated from the African Championships in Asaba with 2: 04.67 minutes in the first round and won the relay in 3: 31.17 minutes ahead of Kenya and Zambia.

In 2015 and 2017 Egbeniyi became Nigerian champion in the 800 meter run and in 2015 also over 1500 meters.

Top performances

• 800 meters: 2: 02.34 min, May 26, 2017 in Lexington
  • 800 meters (hall): 2: 03.65 min, February 24, 2019 in Boston ( Nigerian record )
• 1500 meters: 4: 33.31 min, July 31, 2015 in Warri

Web links

• Abike Egbeniyi in the database of World Athletics (English)