Dotun Ogundeji

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Dotun Ogundeji athletics
Full name Chukwuebuka Cornnell Enekendung
nation NigeriaNigeria Nigeria United StatesUnited StatesUnited States 
birthday 24th February 1996 (age 24)
place of birth San Diego , United States
Career
discipline Shot put , discus throw
status active
Medal table
Africa Games 0 × gold 1 × silver 0 × bronze
Africa Games logo Africa Games
silver Rabat 2019 57.82 m
last change: March 27, 2020

Dotun Ogundeji (born February 24, 1996 in San Diego ) is a Nigerian - American shot putter and discus thrower .

Athletic career

Dotun Ogundeji gained his first international experience in 2015 at the Pan American Junior Championships in Edmonton , where he won the silver medal with the 6 kg ball starting for the USA with a width of 19.20 m. In 2019, he took part in the Africa Games in Rabat for Nigeria for the first time , where he finished fourth in the shot put with 20.06 m and won the silver medal behind Egyptian Shehab Mohamed Abdalaziz in the discus throw with 57.82 m .

Personal bests

  • Shot put: 21.05 m, April 13, 2019 in Los Angeles
    • Shot Put (Indoor): 19.85 m on Jan 17, 2020 in Iowa City
  • Discus throw: 60.54 m, April 20, 2019 in Long Beach

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personal data
SURNAME Ogundeji, Dotun
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Nigerian shot putter
DATE OF BIRTH February 24, 1996
PLACE OF BIRTH San Diego