Ajayi Agbebaku

Ajayi Agbebaku
Personal information
Born	12 June 1955 (age 69); Benin City, Nigeria
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing Nigeria
World Championships
African Championships
Summer Universiade

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Ajayi Agbebaku (born 6 December 1955) is a retired Nigerian Olympian who competed in the triple jump.^[1] He still holds the indoor record at the University of Missouri with his jump of 16.60 metres at the 1978 NCAA indoor championships. ^[2]

His personal best jump was 17.26 metres, achieved in July 1983 in Edmonton. This is the Nigerian record as well as second in Africa, only behind Ndabazinhle Mdhlongwa.^[3] He holds the African indoor record with 17.00 metres, achieved in January 1982 in Dallas.^[4]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Nigeria
1979	African Championships	Dakar, Senegal	1st	Long jump	7.94 m
1979	African Championships	Dakar, Senegal	1st	Triple jump	16.82 m
1983	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	3rd	Triple jump	17.18 m
1984	African Championships	Rabat, Morocco	2nd	Triple jump	16.96 m
1984	Olympic Games	Los Angeles, United States	7th	Triple jump	16.67 m

References

^ "Mizzou's Olympians". Retrieved 23 August 2019.
^ "Indoor School Records". Mizzou. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
^ Commonwealth All-Time Lists (Men) Archived 2007-05-20 at the Wayback Machine – GBR Athletics
^ Area Indoor Records – Men – Africa – IAAF.org

External links

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[1] "Mizzou's Olympians". Retrieved 23 August 2019.

[2] "Indoor School Records". Mizzou. Retrieved 23 August 2019.

[3] Commonwealth All-Time Lists (Men) Archived 2007-05-20 at the Wayback Machine – GBR Athletics

[4] Area Indoor Records – Men – Africa – IAAF.org

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v t e USA Indoor Track and Field Championships winners in men's triple jump (standing triple jump)
Standing triple jump	1906: Martin Sheridan 1907: Ray Ewry 1908: Samuel Lawrence 1909: Ray Ewry 1910: Daniel Healy
Triple jump	1906: James O'Connell 1907: Platt Adams 1908: Platt Adams 1909: Dan Ahearn 1910: Dan Ahearn 1911: Matthew Fahey 1913: Dan Ahearn 1916: Dan Ahearn 1967: Art Walker 1968: Charles Craig 1969: Norman Tate 1970: Norman Tate 1971: Dave Smith 1972: John Craft 1973: John Craft 1974: Milan Tiff 1975: Tommy Haynes 1976: Tommy Haynes 1977: Tommy Haynes 1978: Ron Livers 1979: Ron Livers 1980: Ron Livers 1981: Mike Marlow 1982: Keith Connor (GBR), Robert Cannon (2nd) 1983: Ajayi Agbebaku (NGR), Mike Conley Sr. (2nd) 1984: Ajayi Agbebaku (NGR), Mike Conley Sr. (2nd) 1985: Mike Conley Sr. 1986: Mike Conley Sr. 1987: Mike Conley Sr. 1988: Ray Kimble 1989: Mike Conley Sr. 1990: Kenny Harrison 1991: Frank Rutherford (BAH), Charles Simpkins (2nd) 1992: Mike Conley Sr. 1993: Tyrone Scott 1994: Tyrone Scott 1995: Kenny Harrison 1996: LaMark Carter 1997: LaMark Carter 1998: Von Ware 1999: LaMark Carter 2000: LeVar Anderson 2001: LaMark Carter 2002: Timothy Rusan 2003: Timothy Rusan 2004: Allen Simms 2005: Walter Davis 2006: Walter Davis 2007: Aarik Wilson 2008: Aarik Wilson 2009: Brandon Roulhac 2010: Lawrence Willis 2011: Rafeeq Curry 2012: Will Claye 2013: Joshua Honeycutt 2014: Chris Carter 2015: Omar Craddock 2016: Chris Carter 2017: Chris Carter 2018: Will Claye 2019: Donald Scott 2020: Donald Scott 2022: Donald Scott 2023: Donald Scott 2024: Chris Carter
Notes	* From 1906 to 1979, events were conducted by the Amateur Athletic Union. Events from 1980 to 1992 were conducted under The Athletics Congress. Events thereafter were conducted by USA Track & Field.