Omotayo Akinremi (born 13 September 1974) is a Nigerian former sprinter and hurdler. She competed in local and international competitions in athletics representing Nigeria. She won gold medals at the

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and

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African Championships in Athletics The African Championships in Athletics is a continental athletics event organized by the Confederation of African Athletics (CAA), the continental association for the sport in Africa. Since its inaugural edition in 1979 it was at first organised ...

at 400 metres hurdles, she also won bronze medal at the

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event, and during the

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All-Africa Games The African Games, formally known as the All-Africa Games or the Pan African Games, are a continental multi-sport event held every four years, organized by the African Union (AU) with the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (AN ...

she won bronze medals in the 400m hurdles. Emily also won the

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 ...

at the

2000 Oceania Athletics Championships The 2000 Oceania Athletics Championships were held at the Santos Stadium in Adelaide, Australia, between August 24–26, 2000. A total of 40 events were contested, 21 by men and 19 by women. In preparation for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydne ...

. Furthermore, she participated in the Nigerian 4 × 400 m relay team that won bronze medals at the

1993 Summer Universiade The 1993 Summer Universiade, also known as XVII Summer Universiade or World University Games Buffalo '93, took place in Buffalo, New York, United States. Sports * * * * * * * * * * * * Venues *Athletics – University at Buffalo St ...

with

Olabisi Afolabi Olabisi ("Bisi") Afolabi (born 31 October 1975 in Ilorin) is a retired female track and field athlete from Nigeria, who specialized in the 400 metres during her career. She was a member of the Nigerian team that won the silver medal in the 1996 ...

, Omolade Akinremi and Onyinye Chikezie.

Achievements

World Junior Championships in Athletics

African Championships in Athletics

African Games

Summer Universiade

Personal bests

400 metres hurdles The 400 metres hurdles is a track and field hurdling event. The event has been on the Olympic athletics programme since 1900 for men and since 1984 for women. On a standard outdoor track, 400 metres is the length of the inside lane, once a ...

– 57.59 s (1992) *

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 ...

– 52.53 s (1993)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Akinremi, Omotayo 1974 births Living people Nigerian female hurdlers Nigerian female sprinters African Games bronze medalists for Nigeria African Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1991 All-Africa Games FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Nigeria Medalists at the 1993 Summer Universiade 20th-century Nigerian women