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Ifeanyichukwu Otuonye

Personal information
Born	(1994-06-27) 27 June 1994 (age 30) Benin City, Nigeria
Sport
Country	Turks and Caicos Islands
Sport	Track and field
Event	Long jump
Updated on 29 August 2015

Ifeanyichukwu Otuonye (born 27 June 1994) is a Nigerian-born Turks and Caicos Islander long jumper. He competed at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing without recording a valid jump.

Otuonye graduated from HJ Robinson High School in Cockburn Town, the only high school in the Turks and Caicos Islander capital. Otuonye formerly was a student athlete of Kansas State University, where he set the national long jump record at 7.58 metres. A competitor in international competitions since 2010, Otuonye retired in 2023 with his final long jump placing him fifth at the Central American and Caribbean Games.

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Turks and Caicos Islands
2010	CARIFTA Games (U17)	George Town, Cayman Islands	2nd	High jump	1.98 m
			8th	Long jump	6.36 m
2011	CARIFTA Games (U20)	Montego Bay, Jamaica	5th	4 × 100 m relay	41.71 s
			10th	High jump	1.75 m
			6th	Long jump	6.86 m
	Commonwealth Youth Games	Douglas, Isle of Man	13th (sf)	200 m	23.02 s (w)
			3rd	Long jump	7.15 m
2012	CARIFTA Games (U20)	Hamilton, Bermuda	3rd	4 × 100 m relay	41.48 s
			5th	Long jump	6.98 m
	CAC Junior Championships (U20)	San Salvador, El Salvador	–	High jump	NM
			2nd	Long jump	7.18 m
2013	CARIFTA Games (U20)	Nassau, Bahamas	3rd	4 × 100 m relay	44.11 s
			4th	Long jump	7.34 m
2014	Commonwealth Games	Glasgow, United Kingdom	11th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:19.11 s
			16th (q)	Long jump	7.47 m
	NACAC U23 Championships	Kamloops, Canada	9th	Long jump	3.84 m
2015	IAAF World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	–	4 × 200 m relay	DQ
	NACAC Championships	San José, Costa Rica	3rd	Long jump	7.71 m
	World Championships	Beijing, China	–	Long jump	NM
2016	World Indoor Championships	Portland, United States	11th	Long jump	7.40 m
	NACAC U23 Championships	San Salvador, El Salvador	1st	Long jump	7.88 m
2017	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	44th (h)	200 m	21.91
2018	Commonwealth Games	Gold Coast, Australia	6th	4 × 400 m relay	3:16.39 s
			9th	Long jump	7.80 m
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Barranquilla, Colombia	–	4 × 400 m relay	DNF
			6th	Long jump	7.66 m
	NACAC Championships	Toronto, Canada	5th	4 × 100 m relay	41.21
			6th	Long jump	7.78 m
2022	NACAC Championships	Freeport, Bahamas	7th	Long jump	7.47 m
2023	Central American and Caribbean Games	San Salvador, El Salvador	5th	Long jump	7.21 m

References

1. Ifeanyichukwu Otuonye at World Athletics
2. "Ifeanyichukwu Otuonye - Track & Field". Kansas State University Athletics. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
3. Rivera, Emilio (20 April 2015). "Two Wildcats break national records at 88th Kansas Relays". The Collegian. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
4. Tyson, Vivian (5 July 2023). "Retiring Ifeanyi Otuonye Bows Out Of CAC Long Jump With Creditable Fifth Place". NewslineTCI. Retrieved 10 January 2024.

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