Femi Seun Ogunode (born 15 May 1991 in

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) is a

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n-born sprint athlete who competes internationally for

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since 2010. His personal best of 9.91 at 100 m in 2015 made him the former holder of the Asian 100m record, which was tied by China's Su Bingtian in 2018 and surpassed in 2021 at the

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. Ogunode made his international debut for Qatar at the 2010 Asian Games and won a

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/ 400 metres double. The following year he won Asian and Arab titles over 200 m as well as

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/200 meter sprint titles at the

2011 Military World Games The 2011 Military World Games ( pt, Jogos Mundiais Militares de 2011), officially known as the 5th CISM Military World Games ( pt, V Jogos Mundiais Militares do CISM), was hosted from July 15–24, 2011 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The 5th Military ...

. He was a finalist in the 400 m at the

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. He won his second career double at the Asian Games in 2014, this time in the 100 m/200 m, and set an Asian record of 9.93 seconds for the former event (the second Asian man to break the

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after fellow Qatari-Nigerian Samuel Francis). He also won bronze medals at a global level that year at the

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and

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Career

In Nigeria, Ogunode ran for

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and qualified for the

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and the 2008 Summer Olympics. However, the

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left him off of the final rosters for both events for undisclosed reasons. Following these slights, Ogunode accepted an offer to compete internationally for Qatar. He moved to Qatar in October 2009 and began international competition the following year. He won the

and

at the West Asian Championships and was entered into the 2010 Asian Games. At the Games in

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he took two gold medals, winning over 200 m and 400 metres with personal bests of 20.43 seconds and 45.12 seconds, respectively. This made him only the second athlete in Games history to have won both events at the same competition –

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first achieved this at the

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. He became the Asian champion in 200 metres, at Kobe, Japan. He equalled the Championships record (20.41 s) en route to gold. He then did even better at the Military World Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, when he completed a 100 metres and 200 metres double. He set new championship marks over both distances (10.07 and 20.46). In September 2014 he won the 100 m event at the Asian Games setting a new Asian record at 9.93 s. He also won the 200 m gold at Incheon. He set a further Asian record at the

2015 Asian Athletics Championships The 21st Asian Athletics Championships was held at the Wuhan Sports Center in Wuhan, China from 3–7 June 2015.championship record with a run of 9.97 seconds in the semi-finals. On 28 May 2021, he run his seasonal best of 10.00 s at Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium,

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, winning the 100 m race of this Diamond League meeting and obtaining the standard for the

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Personal life

His name Femi is a

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name pronounced "F-eh-mi". He was born in Ondo State, Nigeria. His parents are TSB Ogunode and Adesola Ogunode. He is married to Kemi Adebay
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They have three children, Nathan Ogunode, Adriel Ogunode and Reina Ogunode. His younger brother,

Tosin Ogunode Tosin Joseph Ogunode (born 2 March 1994) is a Nigerian-born track and field sprinter who competes internationally for Qatar. He is the younger brother of Femi Ogunode, another Nigerian-turned-Qatari sprinter who won two golds at the 2010 Asia ...

, is also a sprinter for Qatar. He has 7 siblings. Ogunode's father, T S B Ogunode, was a

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and his mother, Adesola Ogunode, was a sprinter. Before focusing on running, Ogunode boxed and played football. He was a successful youth boxer and competed in state-level championships.

International competitions

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ogunode, Femi Seun 1991 births Living people People from Ondo City Qatari male sprinters Nigerian male sprinters Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Asian Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Asian Games World Athletics Championships athletes for Qatar World Athletics Indoor Championships medalists Yoruba sportspeople Nigerian emigrants to Qatar Naturalised citizens of Qatar Qatari people of Nigerian descent Qatari people of Yoruba descent Asian Games gold medalists for Qatar Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Qatar Expatriate sportspeople in Qatar Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games