Oluwafunmilayo Kemi Jimoh (born May 29, 1984, in Seattle, Washington), commonly known as Funmi Jimoh, is an

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long jumper, who competed at the

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. Jimoh competed for Rice University. At Rice, Jimoh competed in both the long jump and

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events, such as the

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.Q&A: Funmi Jimoh
/ref> She jumped 22 feet ¾ inch (6.72 meters) in July 2008 in

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to place third at the U.S. Olympic Trials to qualify for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. At the Olympics, Jimoh jumped 6.61 meters in the qualifying round of the women's long jump. That distance tied for ninth in qualifying and earned Jimoh a place in the final. Jimoh placed twelfth in the final, with a jump of 6.29 meters. During 2009 World Championships in Berlin Jimoh placed 21st in qualifying with a jump of 6.34 meters and failed to make the final. During 2011 World Championships Jimoh placed 12th and 13th 2013 World Championships. Her personal best is 6.96 meters which she achieved in Doha on 8 May 2009.

References

External links

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NBC Olympics Bio

Funmi Jimoh's blog

1984 births Living people American female long jumpers Rice Owls women's track and field athletes Rice University alumni African-American female track and field athletes Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic track and field athletes of the United States American people of Yoruba descent American sportspeople of Nigerian descent Yoruba sportswomen USA Indoor Track and Field Championships winners 21st-century African-American sportspeople 21st-century African-American women 20th-century African-American people 20th-century African-American women {{US-longjump-athletics-bio-stub