Thomas Obi

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Thomas Obi (* 1932 ) is a former Nigerian sprinter and hurdler .

At the Olympic Games in Melbourne in 1956 , he was eliminated over 100 m in the preliminary run.

In 1958 he won silver at the British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff with the Nigerian 4-by-110-yard relay. Over 100 yards he reached the quarterfinals and over 120 yards hurdles the semifinals.

He set his personal best over 100 yards of 9.5 s on March 7, 1959 in Enugu .

Web links

  • Thomas Obi in the trackfield.brinkster.net database (English)
  • Thomas Obi in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
personal data
SURNAME Obi, Thomas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Nigerian sprinter and hurdler
DATE OF BIRTH 1932