Faith Idehen
Nigerian sprinter
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Faith Idehen (born 5 February 1973) is a retired female sprinter from Nigeria. At the 1992 Summer Olympics she, together with Beatrice Utondu, Christy Opara Thompson and Mary Onyali, won a bronze medal in 4 x 100 metres relay.
Idehen attended the University of Alabama on a track scholarship. She is married to fellow track athlete Festus Igbinoghene and they have a son, Noah Igbinoghene, who is a National Football League player.[1]
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 3rd | 4 × 100 m relay | 42.81 s |
| 1994 | Commonwealth Games | Victoria, Canada | 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 42.99 s |
References
- ^ Wolk, Benjamin (5 July 2017). "Family's Olympic legacy prepares WR Noah Igbinoghene for 2-sport career at Auburn". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved 24 April 2020.[permanent dead link]
External links
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Faith Idehen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012.
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IAAF World / Continental Cup champions in women's 4 × 100 metres relay
- 1977: Europe (Possekel, Lynch, Richter, Lannaman)
- 1979: Europe (Haglund, Réga, Richter, Hunte)
- 1981: East Germany (Siemon, Wöckel, Walther, Göhr)
- 1985: East Germany (Gladisch, Rieger, Auerswald, Göhr)
- 1989: East Germany (Behrendt, Günther, Möller, Oschkenat)
- 1992: Asia (Gao, Tian, Chen, Xiao)
- 1994: Africa (Idehen, Tombiri, Opara-Thompson, Onyali)
- 1998: United States (Taplin, Gaines, Miller, Guidry)
- 2002: Americas (Lawrence, Campbell, McDonald, Ferguson)
- 2006: Americas (Bailey, Ferguson-McKenzie, Mothersille, Simpson)
- 2010: Americas (Mothersille, Ferguson-McKenzie, Solomon, Baptiste)
- 2014: Americas (Bartoletta, Ahye, Henry-Robinson, Campbell-Brown)
- 2018: Americas (Tenorio, Miller-Uibo, Prandini, Rosa)
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