Orukpe Erayokan (born 20 December 1993 in Uromi, Edo State) is a Nigerian sprinter.[1][2] His main event is the 400 metres. He is a two-time All-Africa Games finalist.[3]
2015 seemed a breakthrough year for Erayokan. Erayokan was selected for the individual 400 m at the Brazzaville African Games. He had only previously been in the relay pool at international competitions.[6] At the Brazzaville African Games, he went under 46 s for the first time in his career, running 45.84 in the heats.[7] He bettered that in the semifinal with a sub 45 s clocking of 44.95 s, earning him a spot in the final. In the final, he finished 6th in 45.73 s.[8]
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orukpe, erayokan, born, december, 1993, uromi, state, nigerian, sprinter, main, event, metres, time, africa, games, finalist, personal, informationborn, 1993, december, 1993, uromi, state, nigeriaheight1, weight73, sportcountry, nigeriasportathleticssprint400,. Orukpe Erayokan born 20 December 1993 in Uromi Edo State is a Nigerian sprinter 1 2 His main event is the 400 metres He is a two time All Africa Games finalist 3 Orukpe ErayokanPersonal informationBorn 1993 12 20 20 December 1993 age 29 Uromi Edo State NigeriaHeight1 5 m 4 ft 11 in Weight73 kg 161 lb SportCountry NigeriaSportAthleticsSprint400 mClubNSCDCAchievements and titlesPersonal best s 400 m 44 95 s 2015 Updated on 27 July 2016 Erayokan won the 400 m at the 18th Nigerian National Sports Festival in 2012 ahead of Abbas Abubakar and Gerald Odeka 4 He represented his country at the 2014 Commonwealth Games running in the 4 x 400 m He also represented Nigeria at the 2015 IAAF World Relays 2 5 2015 seemed a breakthrough year for Erayokan Erayokan was selected for the individual 400 m at the Brazzaville African Games He had only previously been in the relay pool at international competitions 6 At the Brazzaville African Games he went under 46 s for the first time in his career running 45 84 in the heats 7 He bettered that in the semifinal with a sub 45 s clocking of 44 95 s earning him a spot in the final In the final he finished 6th in 45 73 s 8 He was selected to represent Nigeria at the Portland Indoor Championships He however did not run because he arrived Portland too close to the start of the 400 m heats 6 He also competed at the 2016 African Championships in Durban but did not make the final 9 References Edit Orukpe Erayokan iaaf org IAAF Retrieved 27 July 2016 a b Glasgow 2014 Orukpe Erayokan Profile g2014results thecgf com Retrieved 27 July 2016 Profile of Erayokan ORUKPE All Athletics com www all athletics com Retrieved 27 July 2016 Eduzor Ifeanyi 7 December 2012 National Sports Festival Eko 2012 Ereyokan revels in 400m win National Mirror Archived from the original on 10 December 2012 Retrieved 27 July 2016 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint unfit URL link Akani Bambo 7 May 2015 4x200m World Champs amp Other Team Nigeria Post Race Interviews World Relays 2015 Making of Champions Retrieved 27 July 2016 a b ORUKPE PAPARAZZI ERAYOKAN OPENS UP EXCLUSIVELY TO ATHLETIC HEAT athletic heat 19 May 2016 Retrieved 27 July 2016 Maduewesi Christopher 11 December 2015 Nigeria Top 12 Athletes in 2015 Part 1 Making of Champions Retrieved 27 July 2016 Olus Yemi 24 December 2018 Top 20 Nigerian Athletes in 2018 Part 1 20 16 MAKING OF CHAMPIONS Retrieved 18 May 2021 Olus Yemi 24 December 2018 Top 20 Nigerian Athletes in 2018 Part 1 20 16 MAKING OF CHAMPIONS Retrieved 18 May 2021 External links EditOrukpe Erayokan at World Athletics All Athletics profile Erayokan Orukpe Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Orukpe Erayokan amp oldid 1132161776, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
