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Olajumoke Bodunrin

Olajumoke Bodunrin (in background) collapsed from exhaustion at the end of the 400 metre race at the 1968 Summer Olympics.
Personal information
Born	(1945-02-07) 7 February 1945 (age 79) Odo-Asanyin, Ogun State, Nigeria
Height	1.52 m (5 ft 0 in)
Weight	44 kg (97 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Sprint	100 m, 400 m
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	100 m – 11.71 (1968) 400 m – 56.1 (1968)
Medal record Representing  Nigeria All-Africa Games 1965 Brazzaville 100 metres

Olajumoke Bodunrin (born 7 February 1945) is a retired Nigerian sprinter. Regarded as "Africa's fastest woman" during her career, Olajumoke claimed gold at the 1965 All-Africa Games in Brazzaville, Congo before going on to represent Nigeria at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico.

References

1. ^ Olajumoke Bodunrin. Sports Reference
2. "Olajumoke Bodunrin". FanBase. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
3. "The Death of Nigerian Sports And A Walk Down Memory Lane". Nigerian Muse. 22 August 2009. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
4. "1968 Olympic Games". Sports Bank. Retrieved 13 September 2015.

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