Emmanuel Ifeajuna
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Emmanuel Ifeajuna
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Emmanuel Arinze Ifeajuna was a Nigerian army major and high jumper. He was the first Black African to win a gold medal at an international sports event when he won at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games. His winning mark and personal best of 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) was a game record and a British Empire record at the time. An Igbo from Onitsha, he was a science graduate of the University College of Ibadan and became involved in politics. He later joined the military and played a role in th
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Gold medalist, Nigerian army major and high jumper (1935–1967)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmanuel_Ifeajuna
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2014-07-13T13:33:16Z
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2024-09-09T18:06:25Z
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