1. Tobi Amusan is the current Diamond league champion in the 100 metres hurdles having won the final in 12.33 seconds achieving a winning streak in 2021,2022 and 2023.
15 Facts About Tobi Amusan
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Tobi Amusan was born on 23 April 1997, in Ijebu Ode, Ogun State, Nigeria, to Mr and Mrs Amusan, who are school teachers.
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Tobi Amusan attended Our Lady of Apostles Secondary School in her hometown.
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In May 2023, Tobi Amusan earned Master of Arts degree in Leadership Studies and Sports Management at the University of Texas at El Paso, United States.
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Tobi Amusan was the 200 metres silver medallist at the 2013 African Youth Championships held in Warri.
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Tobi Amusan then claimed gold in the event at the 2015 African Junior Athletics Championships in Addis Ababa.
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In 2016, as a freshman at the University of Texas at El Paso, Tobi Amusan became the second athlete for the university to be named C-USA Female Track Athlete of the Year since UTEP joined C-USA.
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Tobi Amusan claimed a silver in the long jump at the C-USA Championships.
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Tobi Amusan ran a windy 12.79 s behind Kentucky's Jasmine Camacho-Quinn.
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Tobi Amusan competed at the 2016 World Junior Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland.
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Tobi Amusan represented Nigeria at the World Championships in London later in the year.
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Tobi Amusan represented her country at the Birmingham World Indoor Championships, reaching the final in the event.
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On 16 July 2023, Tobi Amusan clocked a new season best of 12.34 seconds in the 100 m Hurdles at the Silesia Diamond League meet.
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Three days later, Tobi Amusan was charged with missing three anti-doping controls and was given a provisional suspension from participation.
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On 17 August 2023, the Disciplinary Tribunal found that Tobi Amusan had not committed an Anti-Doping Rule Violation of three whereabouts failures within a 12-month period and her provisional suspension was lifted.