Christian Ohiri

Christian Ohiri
Personal information
NationalityNigerian
Born(1938-06-19)19 June 1938
Owerri, British Nigeria
Died7 November 1966(1966-11-07) (aged 28)
Owerri, Nigeria
Sport
SportAthletics
EventTriple jump

Christian Ludger Ohiri (19 June 1938 – 7 November 1966) was a Nigerian athlete. He competed in the men's triple jump at the 1964 Summer Olympics.[1] He died of leukaemia in 1966.[2] He graduated from Harvard College.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Christian Ohiri Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Vol. 4 No. 4 Christian Ohiri Harvard Triple Jumper, Nigerian Olympian and Soccer Star". Once Upon a Time in the Vest. 21 January 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2017.


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