| Medal record | ||
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| Men's athletics | ||
Representing  Nigeria
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| British Empire and Commonwealth Games | ||
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1954 Vancouver | High jump |
Emmanuel Arinze Ifeajuna // (1935 – 25 September 1967)[1] was a Nigerian army major and high jumper. He was the first Black African to win a gold medal at an international sports event when he won at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games. His winning mark and personal best of 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) was a game record and a British Empire record at the time.[2]
An Igbo from Onitsha, he was a science graduate of the University College of Ibadan and became involved in politics. He later joined the military and played a role in the 1966 Nigerian coup d'état.
- ^ "Emmaunel Ifeajuna". Brinkster. Retrieved 2014-07-13.
- ^ "Emmanuel Ifeajuna: from Commonwealth Games gold to the firing squad". the Guardian. 12 July 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2022.