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Nigerian javelin thrower

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Pius Bazighe (born 15 March 1972) is a retired male javelin thrower from Nigeria, who represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. He set his personal best (81.08 metres) on 16 June 1999 at a meet in Athens, Greece, breaking the Nigerian national record.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing Nigeria
1989	African Championships	Lagos, Nigeria	1st	68.96 m
1990	African Championships	Cairo, Egypt	2nd	68.80 m
1991	All-Africa Games	Cairo, Egypt	2nd	71.78 m
1995	All-Africa Games	Harare, Zimbabwe	1st	77.56 m
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	32nd	70.78 m
1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece	34th	69.64 m

v t e African Games champions in men's javelin throw
1965: Anthony Oyakhire (NGR) 1973: Jacques Ayé Abehi (CIV) 1978–87: Justin Arop (UGA) 1991: Christian Okemefula (NGR) 1995: Pius Bazighe (NGR) 1999: Marius Corbett (RSA) 2003: Gerhardus Pienaar (RSA) 2007: John Robert Oosthuizen (RSA) 2011: Julius Yego (KEN) 2015: Ihab Abdelrahman (EGY) 2019: Julius Yego (KEN) 2023: Nnamdi Chinecherem (NGR)

v t e African Champions in men's javelin throw
1979: Jacques Ayé Abehi (CIV) 1982: Zakayo Malekwa (TAN) 1984: Tarek Chaabani (TUN) 1985: Mourad Mahour Bacha (ALG) 1988: Justin Arop (UGA) 1989: Pius Bazighe (NGR) 1990: Fidèle Rakotonirina (MAD) 1992: Tom Petranoff (RSA) 1993: Tom Petranoff (RSA) 1996: Pius Bazighe (NGR) 1998: Marius Corbett (RSA) 2000: Maher Ridane (TUN) 2002: Gerhardus Pienaar (RSA) 2004: Gerhardus Pienaar (RSA) 2006: Gerhardus Pienaar (RSA) 2008: Mohamed Ali Kebabou (TUN) 2010: Ihab Abdelrahman (EGY) 2012: Julius Yego (KEN) 2014: Julius Yego (KEN) 2016: Phil-Mar van Rensburg (RSA) 2018: Julius Yego (KEN) 2022: Julius Yego (KEN) 2024: Julius Yego (KEN)

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