Miles Ukaoma
Miles Ukaoma OLY (born 21 July 1992) is an American-born Nigerian hurdler. In 2016, Miles Ukaoma qualified for the 2016 Rio Olympics Men's 400 metres hurdles|400 metres hurdles event, He competed in the 400 metres hurdles event at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing narrowly missing the semifinals. His personal best in the 400 metres hurdles is 48.84 seconds set in Warri in 2015.[3]
 Ukaoma at the 2016 Olympics | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 21 July 1992 Maize, Kansas, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 84 kg (185 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Country | Nigeria | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Hurdles | ||||||||||||||
| College team | University of Nebraska–Lincoln[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
| Olympic finals | yes | ||||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | 110 mH – 13.85 (2014) 400 mH – 48.84 (2015) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Competition record
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  Nigeria | |||||
| 2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 7th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:04.86 |
| African Championships | Porto Novo, Benin | 6th | 400 m hurdles | 50.40 | |
| 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:03.09 | |||
| 2015 | IAAF World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | 19th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:06.92 |
| World Championships | Beijing, China | 22nd (h) | 400 m hurdles | 49.38 | |
| 2016 | African Championships | Durban, South Africa | 6th (h) | 400 m hurdles | 50.791 |
| Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 32nd (h) | 400 m hurdles | 49.84 | |
1Disqualified in the final
References
- Miles Ukaoma Archived 26 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
- Miles Ukaoma. College team profile
- "Miles Ukaoma". IAAF. 30 August 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Miles Ukaoma.
- Miles Ukaoma at World Athletics
- Miles Ukaoma at Diamond League
- Miles Ukaoma at Olympedia
- Miles Ukaoma at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
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