🇳🇬Nigeria
Innocent Egbunike
Track & Field — 200m / 400m
Innocent Egbunike is a former Nigerian sprinter who made his mark on the global athletics scene in the 1980s. A versatile competitor in the 200m and 400m, he won medals at the Olympics, World Championships, and All-Africa Games, while also setting school records at Azusa Pacific University that still stand today.
Birthdate
November 30, 1961
Personal Best
20.42s (200m)
Global Reach
25 MILLION
University
Azusa Pacific University
Roles
Athlete
Achievements
- •1984 Olympic bronze medalist (4×400m relay, Los Angeles)
- •1987 World Championships silver medalist — 400m
- •1987 All-Africa Games champion
- •3-time African Championships gold medalist
- •1983 Summer Universiade champion — 200m
- •2-time World University Games champion
- •1983 Soviet 100m champion
Honors
- •Azusa Pacific University school record holder — 400m
- •NAIA meet record holder — 200m (automatically timed)