Orukpe Erayokan
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 December 1993 Athletics |
| Sprint | 400 m |
| Club | NSCDC |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | 400 m: 44.95 s (2015) |
| Updated on 27 July 2016. | |
Orukpe Erayokan (born 20 December 1993 in Uromi, Edo State) is a Nigerian sprinter.All-Africa Games finalist.[3]
Erayokan won the 400 m at the 18th
Abbas Abubakar and Gerald Odeka.[4]
He represented his country at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, running in the 4 x 400 m. He also represented Nigeria at the 2015 IAAF World Relays.[2][5]
2015 seemed a breakthrough year for Erayokan. Erayokan was selected for the individual 400 m at the Brazzaville African Games. He had only previously been in the relay pool at international competitions.
He was selected to represent Nigeria at the Portland Indoor Championships. He however did not run because he arrived Portland too close to the start of the 400 m heats.[6] He also competed at the 2016 African Championships in Durban but did not make the final.[9]
References
- ^ "Orukpe Erayokan". iaaf.org. IAAF. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ a b "Glasgow 2014 - Orukpe Erayokan Profile". g2014results.thecgf.com. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ "Profile of Erayokan ORUKPE | All-Athletics.com". www.all-athletics.com. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ Eduzor, Ifeanyi (7 December 2012). "National Sports Festival Eko 2012: Ereyokan revels in 400m win". National Mirror. Archived from the original on 10 December 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Akani, Bambo (7 May 2015). "4x200m World Champs & Other Team Nigeria Post Race Interviews @ World Relays 2015". Making of Champions. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ a b "ORUKPE "PAPARAZZI" ERAYOKAN OPENS UP EXCLUSIVELY TO ATHLETIC HEAT". athletic heat. 19 May 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ Maduewesi, Christopher (11 December 2015). "Nigeria Top 12 Athletes in 2015 (Part 1)". Making of Champions. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ Olus, Yemi (24 December 2018). "Top 20 Nigerian Athletes in 2018 Part 1 (20 - 16)". MAKING OF CHAMPIONS. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ Olus, Yemi (24 December 2018). "Top 20 Nigerian Athletes in 2018 Part 1 (20 - 16)". MAKING OF CHAMPIONS. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
