- Mary Onyali-Omagbemi
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Mary Onyali-Omagbemi Personal information Born February 3, 1968 Medal recordWomen's Athletics Competitor for 
NigeriaOlympic Games Bronze 1992 Barcelona 4x100 m relay Bronze 1996 Atlanta 200 m Mary Onyali-Omagbemi (born February 3, 1968) is a Nigerian sprinter who won the bronze medal in 4x100 metres relay at the 1992 Summer Olympics and in 200 metres at the 1996 Summer Olympics. She also won the 1994 Commonwealth Games.
She performed especially well in the All-Africa Games, winning a total of 7 individual medals in the short sprints. She won 100 metres in 1991, 1995 and 2003 and took a bronze medal in 1987. Gold medals in 200 metres were taken in 1987, 1995 and 2003. Furthermore, the Nigerian 4x100m relay team won all races between 1987 and 2003, at the African Games.
Born Mary Onyali, she took the name Omagbemi when marrying Victor Omagbemi. She is very inspirational for many people.
Her consecutive Olympic appearances from 1988 to 2004 made her the first Nigerian to compete at five Olympics. This feat was equalled by table tennis players Bose Kaffo and Segun Toriola four years later in Beijing, PR China.
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Achievements
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes Representing Nigeria1987 All-Africa Games Nairobi, Kenya 3rd 100 m 11.47 s 1st 200 m 22.66 s 1991 All-Africa Games Cairo, Egypt 1st 100 m 11.12 s 1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 3rd 4x100 m relay 42.81 s 1994 Commonwealth Games Victoria, Canada 1st 100 m 11.06 s 2nd 200 m 22.35 s 1st 4x100 m relay 42.99 s 1995 All-Africa Games Harare, Zimbabwe 1st 100 m 11.18 s 1st 200 m 22.75 s 1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 3rd 200 m 22.38 s 2003 All-Africa Games Abuja, Nigeria 1st 100 m 11.12 s 1st 200 m 23.09 s Personal bests
- 100 metres - 10.97 (1993)
- 200 metres - 22.07 (1996)
- 400 metres - 54.21 (2000)
See also
- List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences
- List of athletes with the most appearances at Olympic Games
External links
- IAAF profile for Mary Onyali-Omagbemi
Sporting positions Preceded by
Gwen TorrenceWomen's 200 m Best Year Performance
alongside
Marie-José Pérec
1996Succeeded by
Marion JonesAll-Africa Games Champions in Women's 100 m 1965: Jumoke Bodunrin (NGR) • 1973: Alice Anum (GHA) • 1978: Hannah Afriyie (GHA) • 1987: Tina Iheagwam (NGR) • 1991 – 1995: Mary Onyali (NGR) • 1999: Mercy Nku (NGR) • 2003: Mary Onyali (NGR) • 2007 – 2011: Oludamola Osayomi (NGR)
All-Africa Games Champions in Women's 200 m 1973: Alice Anum (GHA) • 1978: Hannah Afriyie (GHA) • 1987: Mary Onyali (NGR) • 1991: Tina Iheagwam (NGR) • 1995: Mary Onyali (NGR) • 1999: Fatima Yusuf (NGR) • 2003: Mary Onyali (NGR) • 2007 – 2011: Oludamola Osayomi (NGR)
Commonwealth Champions in Women's 100 m 1934 – 1966: 100 yards • 1970 – present: 100 metres 1934: Eileen Hiscock (ENG) • 1938: Decima Norman (AUS) • 1950 – 1954: Marjorie Nelson (AUS) • 1958: Marlene Mathews-Willard (AUS) • 1962: Dorothy Hyman (ENG) • 1966: Dianne Burge (AUS) • 1970 – 1974: Raelene Boyle (AUS) • 1978: Sonia Lannaman (ENG) • 1982: Angella Issajenko (CAN) • 1986: Heather Oakes (ENG) • 1990: Merlene Ottey (JAM) • 1994: Mary Onyali (NGR) • 1998: Chandra Sturrup (BAH) • 2002: Debbie Ferguson (BAH) • 2006: Sheri-Ann Brooks (JAM) • 2010: Natasha Mayers (VIN)
IAAF World / Continental Cup Champions in Women's 4 x 100 m relay 1977: Europe (Possekel, Lynch, Richter, Lannaman) • 1979: Europe (Haglund, Réga, Richter, Hunte) • 1981: East Germany (Siemon, Wöckel, Walther, Göhr) • 1985: East Germany (Gladisch, Rieger, Auerswald, Göhr) • 1989: East Germany (Behrendt, Günther, Möller, Oschkenat) • 1992: Asia (Gao, Tian, Chen, Xiao) • 1994: Africa (Idehen, Tombiri, Opara-Thompson, Onyali) • 1998: United States (Taplin, Gaines, Miller, Guidry) • 2002: Americas (Lawrence, Campbell, McDonald, Ferguson) • 2006: Americas (Bailey, Ferguson-McKenzie, Mothersille, Simpson) • 2010: Americas (Mothersille, Ferguson-McKenzie, Solomon, Baptiste)
Categories:- 1968 births
- Living people
- Doping cases in athletics
- Nigerian sprinters
- Nigerian sportspeople in doping cases
- Olympic athletes of Nigeria
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists for Nigeria
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Nigeria
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Nigeria
- Olympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Nigerian athletics biography stubs
- Nigerian Olympic medalist stubs
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