Georgina Oladapo Day (

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Oladapo; born 15 May 1967) is a former English sprinter and

long jumper The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a gr ...

. A bronze medallist in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 1985 European Junior Championships, she went on to be a member of the British quartet that finished fifth in the 4 × 400 metres relay final at the 1995 World Championships, and to represent

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in the women's 4 × 400 metres relay at the

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Biography

Georgina was born on 15 May 1967 in Lewisham. She achieved her best times in the

100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been conteste ...

and

200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slightl ...

with 11.64 and 23.65 secs in 1985. Her long jump best of 6.52 metres was set when finishing second at the 1984

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, while her

400 metres The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics (sport), athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor runn ...

best of 50.6 secs was set when finishing second at the 1996 AAA Championships. Oladapo Day has five children and is married to the comedian

Steve Day Steve Day is a British deaf stand-up comedian. Stand-up comedy Day was a finalist in the Daily Telegraph Open Mic Award in 2000, and a finalist in the Hackney Empire New Act of the Year in 2002. Day has had several one-man shows at the Edinburg ...

International competitions

References

1967 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics British female sprinters English female sprinters Olympic athletes for Great Britain Place of birth missing (living people) Olympic female sprinters People from Lewisham British female long jumpers English female long jumpers Athletes from the London Borough of Lewisham Black British sportswomen {{UK-athletics-bio-stub