Tobi Amusan
Nigerian athletics competitor
- Born
- 23 April 1997, Ijebu Ode
- Age
- 29
Oluwatobiloba Ayomide "Tobi" Amusan (born 23 April 1997) is a Nigerian track and field athlete who specialises in the 100 metres hurdles and also competes as a sprinter. Amusan was the world record holder in the 100 metres hurdles with a time of 12.12 seconds, between July 2022 and August 2026. She is the former Commonwealth champion and current African champion in the 100 m hurdles, as well as the meet record holder in those two competitions. Amusan became the first ever Nigerian world champion and world record holder in an athletics event when she won the 2022 World Championships 100 m hurdles gold medal, setting a world record of 12.12 seconds (+0.9 m/s) in the semi-final, followed up by a 12.06 seconds (+2.5 m/s) in the final. She won back-to-back Commonwealth and African titles in 2018 and 2022 in the 100 m hurdles and is also a two-time African Games champion.
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