Francis Obiorah Obikwelu, GOIH (born 22 November 1978) is a retired Nigerian-born Portuguese sprinter, who specialized in 100 metres and 200 metres. He...

event. Portugal earned its first medal in the men's 100 metres, with Francis Obikwelu's silver. The final was the fastest and most disputed in Olympic history...

from São Tomé and Príncipe in the women's heptathlon, and sprinter Francis Obikwelu on his third Olympic bid after he previously joined the Nigerian squad...

similar to the 100 metres final pool, with the favorites, Justin Gatlin, Francis Obikwelu and Shawn Crawford in the center of the track. Bernard Williams also...

first in 1896. Four finalists from 2004 returned: silver medalist Francis Obikwelu of Portugal, fifth-place finisher Asafa Powell of Jamaica, sixth-place...

Cameroonian-French mixed martial artist Francis Obikwelu (born 1978), retired Nigerian-born Portuguese sprinter Francis Omaswa, Ugandan cardiovascular surgeon...

men's triple jump, triathlete Vanessa Fernandes, former medalists Francis Obikwelu and Rui Silva, and long jumper Naide Gomes. The following athletes...

Vicaut equalled the European 100m record time of 9.86 that Portugal’s Francis Obikwelu had set almost 11 years before at the Olympic Games in Athens. That...

sportresult.com. 9 September 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2021. Noel Francis (28 June 2021). "Fraser-Pryce completes sprint double at Jamaican Championships...

100 metres makes him the third fastest European in history; after Francis Obikwelu's 9.86 s personal best which broke Christie's European record, and the...

 Silver Sérgio Paulinho 2004 Athens Cycling Men's road race  Silver Francis Obikwelu 2004 Athens Athletics Men's 100 m  Bronze Rui Silva 2004 Athens Athletics...

2004: Francis Obikwelu 2005: Francis Obikwelu 2006: Francis Obikwelu 2007: Arnaldo Abrantes 2008: João Ferreira 2009: Francis Obikwelu 2010: Francis Obikwelu...

received medals. 4x100m dq1 The Nigerian team of Innocent Asonze, Francis Obikwelu, Daniel Effiong and Deji Aliu originally finished third in the 1999...

9.91 +0.2 Su Bingtian  China 9.91 +0.8 Europe (records) 9.86 +0.6 Francis Obikwelu  Portugal 9.86 +1.3 Jimmy Vicaut  France 9.86 +1.8 North, Central America...

advance Davidson Ezinwa 100 metres 10.03 1 Q 10.08 6 Q 10.04 6 Q 10.14 6 Francis Obikwelu 200 metres 20.62 17 Q 20.49 10 Q 20.56 12 Did not advance Seun Ogunkoya...

third in Nigeria, only behind Francis Obikwelu and Daniel Effiong, and fifth in Africa, behind Frankie Fredericks, Obikwelu, Stéphan Buckland and Effiong...

is a former sprinter from Nigeria. Together with Olapade Adeniken, Francis Obikwelu and Davidson Ezinwa he won a silver medal in 4 x 100 metres relay at...

male athletes include the 2004 Olympic 100 metres silver medalist, Francis Obikwelu, and the 2007 triple jump world champion, Nelson Évora. Susana Feitor—bronze...

achieved by the sprinter. 3 Denotes a run achieved at a high altitude. 4 Francis Obikwelu now competes for Portugal but he first broke the 10-second barrier...

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes 1 1 Francis Obikwelu  Nigeria 0.201 20.76 Q 2 8 Stéphan Buckland  Mauritius 0.269 20.81 Q 3 5 Renward Wells...

tested positive for drugs in November 2001. 2 Nigeria (Innocent Asonze, Francis Obikwelu, Daniel Effiong, Deji Aliu) originally won the bronze medal in 37.91...

Records Preceded by Francis Obikwelu Jimmy Vicaut Men's 100 metres European record holder 1 August 2021 – present Succeeded by Incumbent...

metres and Universiade champion in 1993. Together with Innocent Asonze, Francis Obikwelu and Deji Aliu he won a bronze medal in 4 x 100 metres relay at the...

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 Francis Obikwelu  Nigeria 20.62 Q 2 Edson Ribeiro  Brazil 20.69 Q 3 John Regis  Great Britain 20.78 Q 4 Pierre Lisk  Sierra...

been shared on one other occasion in Olympic history: Alajos Szokolyi and Francis Lane were joint third at the 1896 men's final. Starting with 15 men from...

9.91 +1.8 Femi Ogunode  Qatar 9.91 +0.6 Europe (records) 9.86 +0.6 Francis Obikwelu  Portugal 9.86 +1.3 Jimmy Vicaut  France 9.86 +1.8 North, Central America...

 Finland 20.56 q, PB 20 3 Guus Hoogmoed  Netherlands 20.57 q 21 6 Francis Obikwelu  Portugal 20.61 Q 22 2 James Dolphin  New Zealand 20.65 q, SB 22 6...

Robson da Silva  BRA 22 Jul 1988 Mexico City, Mexico European 9.86A Francis Obikwelu  POR 22 Aug 2004 Athens, Greece Jimmy Vicaut  FRA 4 Jul 2015 Saint-Denis...

ratified because of the type of wind gauge used. British sprinter Mark Lewis-Francis recorded a time of 9.97 seconds on 4 August 2001 (age 18 years, 334 days)...

received medals. 4x100m dq1 The Nigerian team of Innocent Asonze, Francis Obikwelu, Daniel Effiong and Deji Aliu originally finished third in the 1999...