Kevin Ojiaku

Kevin Ojiaku (born 20 April 1989) is a Nigerian and Italian male long jumper. Born in Italy by an Italian mother and Nigerian father.

Kevin Ojiaku

Personal information
Nationality	Nigerian and Italian
Born	(1989-04-20) 20 April 1989 (age 36) Ivrea
Height	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight	75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event	Long jump
Club	G.S. Fiamme Gialle
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	Long j. outdoor: 8.20 m (2017) Long j. indoor: 7.93 m (2017) High jump: 2.10 m (2007)

Biography

Of Nigerian and Italian citizenship, he obtained the IAAF qualification standard, on 27 July 2017 he is selected by Italy national athletics team's technic commissioner, Elio Locatelli, to participate in the 2017 World Championships in Athletics.^[1]

His Personal Best of 8.20 m, set in 2017, is the 4th best ever Italian performance and 21h in the 2017 world season list until the beginning of the 2017 World Championships in Athletics.^[2]

Personal best

• Long jump outdoor: 8.20 m - Turin, 21 May 2017
• Long jump indoor: 7.93 m - Ancona, 18 February 2017

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Performance	Notes
2013	European Indoor Championships	Gothenburg	17th (q)	Long jump	7.56 m
2017	European Team Championships	Lille	7th	Long jump	7.54 m
	World Championships	London	18th (q)	Long jump	7.82 m

See also

• Italian all-time lists - long jump
• Naturalized athletes of Italy