Edidiong Odiong

Edidiong Ofinome Odiong (born 13 March 1997) is a Nigerian-born sprinter from Bahrain. She won the 200 m at the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships and qualified in this event for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[1]

Edidiong Odiong
Odiong at the 2015 Military World Games
Personal information
Born13 March 1997 (1997-03-13) (age 27)
Height167 cm (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)100 m, 200 m, 400 m
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100 m - 11.30 (2018)
200 m – 22.62 (2018)
400 m – 53.55 (2014)[2][3]
Medal record
Representing  Bahrain
Asian Games
2018 Jakarta100 m
2018 Jakarta200 m
2018 Jakarta4 × 100 m relay
2018 Jakarta4 × 400 m relay
Military World Games
2015 Mungyeong200 m
2015 Mungyeong4×400 m
Arab Games
2023 Algeria 100 m
2023 Algeria 4 × 100 m relay
2023 Algeria 200 m

Early life and education

Odiong was born in Calabar, Nigeria.[4] She attended Wisdom Based Academics High School.[4]

While at Florida State University Odiong majored in international affairs.[4]

Athletic career

Odiong won the girls’ 400m at the 2013 African Youth Athletics Championships (AYAC) in Warri, Nigeria.[5]

Odioing competed for Nigeria at the 2014 IAAF World Junior Championships in Oregon, where she placed 6th in the 400m final and placed 5th along with her teammates in the 4x400m.[5]

She competed at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta.[6][7]

From 2020-2022 she competed for the Florida State Seminoles.[4]

In summer 2023, she won the 100 metres at the Pan Arab Games in Algeria with a time of 11.27 seconds.[8] Later in the year she defended her 200 metre championship at the Asian Games.[9]

References
  1. Edidiong Ofonime Odiong Archived 6 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
  2. Edidiong Ofinome ODIONG. all-athletics.com
  3. Edidiong Ofonime Odiong. IAAF
  4. "Edidiong Odiong". Florida State Seminoles. 12 December 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  5. Galadima, Yemi (30 June 2016). "Edidiong Odiong cleared to compete for Bahrain". MAKING OF CHAMPIONS. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  6. Sudipto, Ganguly (29 August 2018). "Games - Bahrain's Odiong completes women's sprint double in Jakarta". Reuters. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  7. "Bahrain's Odiong adds relay gold to sprint double in Jakarta". euronews. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  8. Inside the Games website, Bahraini 100m double highlights triumphant day of athletics at Pan Arab Games, article by Owen Lloyd dated July 5, 2023
  9. Asia One website, Shanti Pereira clinches gold, article by Kimberley Kwik dated October 2, 2023
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