Faith Idehen (born 5 February 1973) is a retired female sprinter from

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 ...

. At the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

she, together with Beatrice Utondu, Christy Opara Thompson and

Mary Onyali Nkemdilim “Mary” Onyali-Omagbemi (née Onyali, born 3 February 1968) is a Nigerian former sprinter, she was a 5x Olympian 1988 - 2004. She had won the bronze medal in the 4 × 100 m relay at the 1992 Olympic Games and in the 200 m at the ...

, won a bronze medal in 4 x 100 metres relay. Idehen attended the

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on a track scholarship. She is married to fellow track athlete Festus Igbinoghene and they have a son,

Noah Igbinoghene Noah Igbinoghene ( ; born November 27, 1999) is an American football cornerback for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Auburn and was drafted by the Dolphins in the first round of the 2020 NFL ...

, who is a

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player.

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* 1973 births Living people Nigerian female sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Nigeria Olympic bronze medalists for Nigeria Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Nigeria Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade silver medalists for Nigeria Alabama Crimson Tide women's track and field athletes Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1993 Summer Universiade Olympic female sprinters 20th-century Nigerian women 21st-century Nigerian women Medallists at the 1994 Commonwealth Games {{Nigeria-Olympic-medalist-stub