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Femi Seun Ogunode
Ogunode at the 2015 Memorial Van Damme
Personal information
NationalityQatari
Born (1991-05-15) 15 May 1991 (age 33)
Ondo, Nigeria
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Weight73 kg (161 lb) (2022)
SpouseKemi Ogunode
Sport
SportTrack and Field
EventSprints
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100m: 9.91 (Wuhan 2015), 200m: 19.97 (Brussels 2015), 400m: 45.12 (Guangzhou 2010).
Medal record
Representing  Qatar
World Indoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Sopot 60 m
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guangzhou 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guangzhou 400 m
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon 100 m
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon 200 m
Asian Athletics Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Kobe 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2015 Wuhan 100 m
Gold medal – first place 2015 Wuhan 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2015 Wuhan 4×400 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2017 Bhubaneswar 100 m
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Bhubaneswar 200 m
Asian Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place 2014 Hangzhou 60 m
West Asian Athletics Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Aleppo 100 m
Gold medal – first place 2010 Aleppo 200 m
Pan Arab Games
Gold medal – first place 2011 Doha 100 m
Silver medal – second place 2011 Doha 200 m
Arab Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Al Ain 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2015 Manama 100 m
Gold medal – first place 2015 Manama 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2021 Rades 100 m
Gold medal – first place 2021 Rades 200 m
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Al Ain 100 m
Representing Asia-Pacific
Continental Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Marrakech 100 m
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Marrakech 200 m
Ogunode in 2011

Femi Seun Ogunode (born 15 May 1991 in Ondo City) is a Nigerian-born sprint athlete who competes internationally for Qatar since 2010.[2] His personal best of 9.91 at the 100 m in 2015 made him the former holder of the Asian 100 m record, which was tied by China's Su Bingtian in 2018 and surpassed in 2021 at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3]

Ogunode made his international debut for Qatar at the 2010 Asian Games and won a 200 metres/400 metres double. The following year he won Asian and Arab titles over 200 m as well as the 100 metres/200 meter sprint titles at the 2011 Military World Games. He was a finalist in the 400 m at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics.

He won his second career double at the Asian Games in 2014, this time in the 100 m/200 m, and set an Asian record of 9.93 seconds for the former event (the second Asian man to break the 10-second barrier after fellow Qatari-Nigerian Samuel Francis). He also won bronze medals that year at the 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships and 2014 IAAF Continental Cup.

Career

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In Nigeria, Ogunode ran for University of Ibadan and qualified for the 2007 All-Africa Games and the 2008 Summer Olympics. However, the Athletics Federation of Nigeria left him off of the final rosters for both events for undisclosed reasons. Following these slights, Ogunode accepted an offer to compete internationally for Qatar.[4]

He moved to Qatar in October 2009 and began international competition the following year. He won the 100 metres and 200 metres at the West Asian Championships and was entered into the 2010 Asian Games. At the Games in Guangzhou he took two gold medals, winning over 200 m and 400 metres with personal bests of 20.43 seconds and 45.12 seconds, respectively.[5] This made him only the second athlete in Games history to have won both events at the same competition – Milkha Singh first achieved this at the 1958 Asian Games.[6]


He became the Asian champion in 200 metres, at Kobe, Japan.[7] He equalled the Championships record (20.41 s) en route to gold. He then did even better at the Military World Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, when he completed a 100 metres and 200 metres double. He set new championship marks over both distances (10.07 and 20.46).[8]

In September 2014 he won the 100 m event at the Asian Games setting a new Asian record at 9.93 s.[9] He also won the 200 m gold at Incheon. He set a further Asian record at the 2015 Asian Athletics Championships by winning the 100 m in a time of 9.91 seconds, having already broken the championship record with a run of 9.97 seconds in the semi-finals.[10]

On 28 May 2021, he run his seasonal best of 10.00 s at Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, winning the 100 m race of this Diamond League meeting and obtaining the standard for the 2020 Olympic Games.

Personal life

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His name Femi is a Yoruba name pronounced "F-eh-mi". He was born in Ondo State, Nigeria. His parents are TSB Ogunode and Adesola Ogunode. He is married to Kemi Adebayo www.nadreina.com. They have three children, Nathan Ogunode, Adriel Ogunode and Reina Ogunode. His younger brother, Tosin Ogunode, is also a sprinter for Qatar.[11] He has 7 siblings.

Ogunode's father, T S B Ogunode, was a boxer and his mother, Adesola Ogunode, was a sprinter. Before focusing on running, Ogunode boxed and played football. He was a successful youth boxer and competed in state-level championships.[4]

International competitions

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2010 West Asian Championships Aleppo, Syria 1st 100 m 10.21
1st 200 m 20.98
2010 Asian Games Guangzhou, China 1st 200 m 20.43
1st 400 m 45.12
2011 Asian Championships Kobe, Japan 1st 200 m 20.41 CR
Military World Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 1st 100 m 10.07 GR
1st 200 m 20.46 GR
World Championships Daegu, South Korea 9th (sf) 200 m 20.58
8th 400 m 45.55
Arab Championships Al Ain, United Arab Emirates 3rd 100 m 10.37
1st 200 m 20.59
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 40.13
Pan Arab Games Doha, Qatar 1st 100 m 10.37
2nd 200 m 21.01
2014 Asian Indoor Championships Hangzhou, China 2nd 60 m 6.62
World Indoor Championships Sopot, Poland 3rd 60 m 6.52
Continental Cup Marrakech, Morocco 3rd 100 m 10.04
3rd 200 m 20.17
Asian Games Incheon, South Korea 1st 100 m 9.93 AR GR
1st 200 m 20.14 GR
2015 Arab Championships Isa Town, Bahrain 1st 100 m 10.04w
1st 200 m 20.52w
Asian Championships Wuhan, China 1st 100 m 9.91AR CR
1st 200 m 20.32
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:02.50 CR
World Championships Beijing, China 10th (sf) 100 m 10.00
7th 200 m 20.27
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 37th (h) 100 m 10.28
23rd (h) 200 m 20.36
2017 Asian Championships Bhubaneswar, India 2nd 100 m 10.26
3rd 200 m 20.79
2022 World Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 8th (sf) 60 m 6.60
World Championships Eugene, United States 48th (h) 100 m 10.52
2023 Asian Indoor Championships Astana, Kazakhstan 4th 60 m 6.67
2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:09.26
West Asian Championships Doha, Qatar 1st 100 m 10.13
1st 200 m 20.70
Arab Championships Marrakesh, Morocco 1st 100 m 10.19
1st 200 m 20.52
Asian Championships Bangkok, Thailand 4th 100 m 10.25
8th 200 m 29.03
Asian Games Hangzhou, China 16th (sf) 100 m 10.40
4th 200 m 20.75
2024 Asian Indoor Championships Tehran, Iran 5th 60 m 6.69

References

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  1. ^ Femi Ogunode. 2014 Asian Games profile
  2. ^ OGUNODE Femi Seun – Biography Archived 17 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Guangzhou2010. Retrieved on 10 December 2010.
  3. ^ "Sprint Records Fall in Madrid". International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). 22 June 2018.
  4. ^ a b Chris, Aju George (15 October 2014). "Seunshine days are back!". Doha Stadium Plus. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  5. ^ "Ogunode and Fukushima complete doubles in Guangzhou – Asian Games, Day 5". IAAF. 26 November 2010. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  6. ^ Nakamura, Ken (December 2010). Event by event statistic analysis Archived 7 March 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Guangzhou2010. Retrieved 10 December 2010.
  7. ^ Cris, Aju George (13 July 2011) Golden trio Archived 1 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine. dohastadiumplusqatar.com
  8. ^ Taking Rio by storm Archived 1 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine. dohastadiumplusqatar.com (27 July 2011)
  9. ^ "Ogunode sets area 100m record of 9.93 at the Asian Games". IAAF. 28 September 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  10. ^ "Qatar's Ogunode renews men's 100m Asian record at Asian Championships". Xinhua. 4 June 2015. Archived from the original on 7 June 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  11. ^ "Mondo, Lavillenie formato-Bubka" (in Italian). FIDAL. 27 January 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
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Records
Preceded by Men's 100 m Asian record holder
28 September 2014 – 22 June 2018 		Succeeded by
Records
Preceded by Men's 200 m Asian record holder
11 September 2015 – 21 July 2019 		Succeeded by
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