Paul Azuka Emordi (born 25 December 1965) is a retired

Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...

n athlete who competed in the

long jump 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 ...

and

triple jump The triple jump, sometimes referred to as the hop, step and jump or the hop, skip and jump, is a track and field event, similar to the long jump. As a group, the two events are referred to as the "horizontal jumps". The competitor runs down th ...

. His personal best in long jump was 8.25 metres, achieved in June 1987 in Baton Rouge. This ranks him third among Nigerian long jumpers, only behind Yusuf Alli (8.27 m) and Charlton Ehizuelen (8.26 indoor)

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1965 births Living people Nigerian male long jumpers Nigerian male triple jumpers Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Nigeria African Games gold medalists for Nigeria African Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1987 All-Africa Games FISU World University Games silver medalists for Nigeria World Athletics Indoor Championships medalists Medalists at the 1987 Summer Universiade 20th-century Nigerian people 21st-century Nigerian people {{Nigeria-athletics-bio-stub

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