Karim Olowu
ụdịekere | nwoke |
---|---|
mba o sị | Naijiria |
aha enyere | Karim |
aha ezinụlọ ya | Olowu |
aha otutu | KAB |
ụbọchị ọmụmụ ya | 7 Jụn 1924 |
Ebe ọmụmụ | Lagos |
Ụbọchị ọnwụ ya | 14 Ọgọọst 2019 |
Ebe ọ nwụrụ | Lagos |
ọrụ ọ na-arụ | asọmpi egwuregwu |
ebe agụmakwụkwọ | CMS Grammar School, Lagos |
Ebe obibi | Surulere |
ụdị egwuregwu | egwuregwu |
ịdọ aka ná ntị egwuregwu asọmpi | long jump, track relay race, sprinting |
so na | 1956 Summer Olympics |
Ihe nrite | Onye isi ndị Order nke Niger |
Alhaji Karim Ayinla Babalola Olowu, OON
Personal information
Nickname(s) KAB, Capee
Born 7 June 1924
Lagos, Nigeria
Died 14 August 2019 (aged 95)
Lagos, Nigeria
Alma mater Loughborough College
Sport
Sport Track and field
Event(s) 100 meters, 4x100 meters, 4×110 yards, Long jump
University team Loughborough University Athletics Club
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals Helsinki 1952, Melbourne 1956
Commonwealth finals Auckland 1950, Canada 1954
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Nigeria
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Commonwealth Games 0 2 0
British Empire and Commonwealth Games
1954 Vancouver 4x110 yards relay
1954 Vancouver Long jump
Alhaji Karim Ayinla Babalola "KAB" Olowu OLY (OON) (7 June 1924 - 14 August 2019) bụ onye Naijiria na-agba ọsọ na onye na-agba ogologo oge bụ akụkụ nke ndị nnọchi anya mbụ nke Naijiria gara egwuregwu Olympic na egwuregwu Commonwealth .
Olowu sonyere na 1952 Summer Olympics na 1956 Summer Olympics. Afọ abụọ tupu ọ pụta n'egwuregwu Olimpik, o sonyere na 1950 British Empire Games (nke bụzi Commonwealth Games) na Auckland, New Zealand. Na 1954 British Empire na Commonwealth Games nke e mere na Canada, ọ meriri nrite ọlaọcha na ogologo ịwụli elu na 4×110 yards relay, na-aghọ onye egwuregwu Naijiria mbụ meriri nrọ abụọ na Commonwealth Games. Na 1992 Barcelona Olympics ọ ghọrọ onye mbụ na-ebu ọkụ Olympic na Naijiria.[1] Ọ bụ otu n'ime ndị Olympians kacha okenye n'Africa.
Oge ọ malitere
dezieA mụrụ Olowu na Lagos, Nigeria na 7 June 1924 na B. M. S. Olowu na R. A. Olowu (née Tinubu). Ọ bụ nwa nwa mbụ nke Madam Tinubu na Saka Tinubu, [citation needed] akụkụ nke ezinụlọ Yoruba bara ọgaranya.[2] Ọ gara ụlọ akwụkwọ praịmarị nke Saint Paul, Breadfruit Lagos ebe ọ malitere ọrụ egwuregwu ya na 1936 na-anọchite anya ụlọ akwụkwọ ya na Empire Day Athletics na ncheta nke British Empire Day, nke a na-eme na Britain na mpaghara ya tupu nnwere onwe na 1960. O mechara gaa CMS Grammar School, Lagos ebe ọ bụ onye isi egwuregwu (Prefectus Ludorum). Ọ malitere ịrụ ọrụ dị ka onye ọrụ gọọmentị tupu ya enweta agụmakwụkwọ gọọmentị etiti iji mụọ Physical Education na Loughborough College Leicestershire, England na 1952. Ọ gụsịrị akwụkwọ na 1955
Ọrụ egwuregwu
dezieOlowu so n'òtù mbụ nke ndị Naijiria sonyere n'egwuregwu Olimpik. Ọ nọchitere anya mba ahụ ugboro abụọ n'egwuregwu Olimpik n'afọ 1952 na 1956 n'otu n'otu na ọsọ ọsọ ọsọ ọsọ. O sonyekwara na Commonwealth Games nke 1950, 1954 na 1958. O ritere ihe nrite ọlaọcha na ogologo jump na sprint relay na mbipụta 1958.
Onye isi egwuregwu
dezieOlowu jere ozi na egwuregwu n'ọtụtụ ikike ndị ọzọ. Ọ bụ onye a ma ama na Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) ruo ọtụtụ afọ. Ọ bụ onye ọrụ na 8th Commonwealth Games na Kingston, Jamaica na 1966. Ọ bụ onye njikwa otu Naijiria na 1976 Summer Olympics, Montreal, Canada. Mba Afrịka niile mechara kwụsị egwuregwu Canada n'ihi ọnụnọ nke South Africa nke ịkpa ókè agbụrụ n'oge ahụ n'egwuregwu ahụ. Ọ rụrụ ọrụ dị ka Onye isi oche, Lagos State Sports Council. Ọ bụ onye isi mmalite na 1973 All-Africa Games nke e mere na Lagos, Nigeria. Ọ rụkwara ọrụ dị ka onyeisi na onye nkuzi nke ndị otu mba n'oge dị iche iche.
Ndụ e mesịrị
dezieMgbe ọ lara ezumike nká n'ọrụ egwuregwu ya, Olowu rụrụ ọrụ na usoro ụlọ mkpọrọ Naijiria mana ịhụnanya ya maka egwuregwu adịghị mgbe ọ dị anya. O guzobere ụlọ egwuregwu na Ụlọ Mkpọrọ Naijiria dị na Kirikiri, Lagos ebe ọ rụrụ ọrụ afọ ole na ole ma guzobe klọb Prisons Athletics nke mepụtara ọtụtụ ndị na-eme egwuregwu maka Naijiria. Olowu lụrụ Aminat Olowu (née Abina) ruo mgbe ọ nwụrụ. Ọ bụ onye isi oche nke ụmụ Olowu Union ma bụrụkwa onye isi ezinụlọ Tinubu. O nwere ọtụtụ ụmụ, ụmụ ụmụ na ụmụ ụmụ. Olowu nwụrụ na 14 Ọgọstụ 2019 n'ụlọ ọgwụ ezinụlọ ụmụ ya nwanyị ma lie ya n'echi ya dịka emume ndị Alakụba si dị.[3]
Nkwado
dezie- Ihe nrite Kọmitii Olimpik nke Naijiria (1995)
- Afọ iri nrite nrite site na Athletic Federation of Nigeria AFN (1996)
- Ihe nrite egwuregwu mba (1987)
- OGS Merit Awards maka onyinye na ọrụ na CMS Grammar School karịsịa na Naịjirịa dị ka otu (2003)
- Onyinye pụrụ iche na ọrụ bara uru maka mmepe nke egwuregwu na Naịjirịa site na Football College (2001)
- Onye isi nke Order of Niger (OON) (2006)
Ihe odide
dezie- ↑ Nigerian Sports Award to honour Olowu, Ogan, Eleyae. Archived from the original on 6 April 2015. Retrieved on 2 April 2015.
- ↑ Tinubu, Madam Efunroye (ca. 1805-1887).
- ↑ Nigeria: First Nigerian Commonwealth Games Medalist, Kab Olowu, Dies At 95