Yusuf Alli
Nigerian long jumper
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Born | 28 July 1960 Lagos |
Nationality | Nigerian |
Occupation | Long jumper |
Yusuf Alli (born 28 July 1960 in Lagos) is a retired Nigerian long jumper, and three-time Olympian. He is best known for his gold medal at the 1990 Commonwealth Games.
His personal best is 8.27 metres, achieved at the 1989 African Championships in Athletics in Lagos, the Nigerian record.[1] He also achieved 8.39 metres at the Commonwealth Games (1990). He jumped in college for the University of Missouri where he still holds the school records for the long jump - both indoor and outdoor (set in 1984 and 1983 respectively).[2]
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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1980 | Olympic Games | Moscow, Soviet Union | 24th | |
1983 | Universiade | Edmonton, Canada | 1st | |
World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 8th | ||
1984 | Olympic Games | Los Angeles, United States | 9th | |
African Championships | Rabat, Morocco | 2nd | ||
1987 | All-Africa Games | Nairobi, Kenya | 2nd | |
World Championships | Rome, Italy | 11th | ||
1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | 14th | |
African Championships | Annaba, Algeria | 1st | ||
1989 | African Championships | Lagos, Nigeria | 1st | 8.27 m NR |
1990 | Commonwealth Games | Auckland, New Zealand | 1st | |
1991 | All-Africa Games | Cairo, Egypt | 2nd |
References
External links
- Yusuf Alli at World Athletics
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Commonwealth Games champions in men's long jump
- 1930:
Len Hutton (CAN)
- 1934:
Sam Richardson (CAN)
- 1938:
Harold Brown (CAN)
- 1950:
Neville Price (SAF)
- 1954:
Ken Wilmshurst (ENG)
- 1958:
Paul Foreman (JAM)
- 1962:
Michael Ahey (GHA)
- 1966:
Lynn Davies (WAL)
- 1970:
Lynn Davies (WAL)
- 1974:
Alan Lerwill (ENG)
- 1978:
Roy Mitchell (ENG)
- 1982:
Gary Honey (AUS)
- 1986:
Gary Honey (AUS)
- 1990:
Yusuf Alli (NGR)
- 1994:
Obinna Eregbu (NGR)
- 1998:
Peter Burge (AUS)
- 2002:
Nathan Morgan (ENG)
- 2006:
Ignisious Gaisah (GHA)
- 2010:
Fabrice Lapierre (AUS)
- 2014:
Greg Rutherford (ENG)
- 2018:
Luvo Manyonga (RSA)
- 2022:
LaQuan Nairn (BAH)
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