Obi Igbokwe (born January 28, 1997) is an American

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. He competed in the

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event at the 2019 World Athletics Championships, winning the gold medal. Earlier in the season, running for the

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he ran the second leg on what is recognized as the

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in the 4 × 400 meters relay, the team running a time of 3:01.51.

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* * 1997 births Living people American male sprinters Arkansas Razorbacks men's track and field athletes Houston Cougars men's track and field athletes Place of birth missing (living people) World Athletics Championships athletes for the United States World Athletics Championships medalists World Athletics Championships winners World Athletics indoor record holders (relay) {{US-sprint-athletics-bio-stub