CAREER
From an early age, Amusan was an accomplished athlete. She was a silver medallist at the 2013 African Youth Championships in Warri. She also claimed gold in the 100 meters hurdles at the 2015 African Junior Athletics Championships in Addis Ababa. In 2015, while making her All-Africa Games debut as an eighteen-year-old, she won the gold medal in the 100 meters hurdles.
2016
In 2016, as a freshman at The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP), Amusan became the second athlete for the university to be named C-USA Female Track Athlete of the Year since UTEP joined C-USA. She was the gold medallist in both the 100 mH and the 200 m. She also claimed a silver in the long jump at the C-USA Championships. Amusan first broke the 13 s barrier in the hurdles with a time of 12.83 s at the El Paso UTEP Invitational. This eclipsed Kim Turner’s 100 mH UTEP record which had stood for 33 years. She was runner-up at the 2016 NCAA Outdoor Championships in the 100 mH. She ran a windy 12.79 s behind Kentucky’s Jasmine Camacho-Quinn. Amusan also competed at the 2016 World Junior Championships in Bydgoszcz. Despite running her second fastest time ever, she placed fifth in the final. She went on to represent Nigeria at the Rio Olympic Games, reaching the semifinals of the 100 mH.
2017
In her first outdoor race of 2017, she ran a then lifetime best and UTEP record of 12.63 s in the 100 meters hurdles. She was the C-USA champion in her specialist event and also the runner-up in the 200 meters. At the 2017 NCAA Outdoor Championships, there was a reversal of finishes in the 100 meters hurdles. In a dramatic race, Amusan claimed the title ahead of Camacho-Quinn who was the champion the previous year. She did this in a personal record time of 12.57 s. She also represented Nigeria at the World Championships in London later in the year.
2018
She ran a personal best of 7.89 s in the 60 meters hurdles at the start of her 2018 season. She went on to represent her country at the Birmingham World Indoor Championships reaching the final of the 60-meter hurdles at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia, 2015 World Champion, Danielle Williams seemed to be the favorite to take the title in the absence of Sally Pearson. In the final, however, Amusan moved ahead of her competitors and won the race by a clear meter ahead of Williams. She also won a bronze medal in the 4 x 100 m relay with her teammates, Joy Udo-Gabriel, Blessing Okagbare, and Rosemary Chukwuma. Later in the year, she won her first African Championships title in her specialist event at the Asaba African Championships. This fulfilled a Nigerian tradition as Judy Bell-Gam had won this race for Nigeria at the first African Championships. She also claimed a gold medal in the 4 x 100 m relay at the championships.
2019
On October 5, 2019, at the 2019 World Championships in Doha, Qatar, she ran a personal best of 12.48 s during the 100-meter hurdles qualifying rounds. In the semi-finals the following day, she equaled this personal best before placing 4th a few hours later in the final with 12.49 s.
2021
Amusan finished fourth in the Tokyo Olympics with a time of 12.60s. She later competed in the Zurich Diamond League event, which she won in 12.42s, becoming the first Nigerian to win a Diamond League trophy.
2022
Amusan opened her 2022 season by winning the 2022 Diamond League event in Paris, where she set an African record by 0.01s with a time of 12.41s. She won gold in the 100m hurdles at the 2022 African Championships in Mauritius, defending her title successfully with a time of 12.57s. She also competed in the women’s 4×100m and won gold. Later in 2022, she competed in a Diamond League meet, finishing second with a time of 12.60s, behind Olympic champion Jasmine Camacho-Quinn.
2022 World Championships
Amusan entered the 2022 World Championships as a medal contender after back-to-back 4th place finishes. In the heats she ran an African record of 12.40s, bettering her old record by 0.01s. In the semifinal, she set a new world record of 12.12s. She bested her time once again in the final, running 12.06s (2.5m/s wind assisted, thus not a legal WR), becoming the first Nigerian world champion at the World Athletics Championships.
BIOGRAPHY
Oluwatobiloba Ayomide Amusan Born on April 23, 1997, in Ijebu Ode, Ogun State, Nigeria. She is a well-known Nigerian athlete. She began her early life as an athlete after completing her secondary school education. Amusan displayed tremendous athletic potential from a young age. She completed her secondary education in Nigeria at Our Lady of Apostles Secondary School in Ijebu-Ode before relocating to the USA for her undergraduate studies at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP). Her parents and teachers set the tone for her upbringing in Ijebu Ode, Nigeria, where she was raised in a strict environment.
Amusan recalls that “her existence revolved around school, sleeping, eating, and reading books.” “It’s the same cycle I’ve been on my entire life.”Her running career began at age 15 when she competed and won an inter-house 100m sprint competition. After defeating a runner at the local athletics stadium that day, Amusan was inspired to take up the sport. Though it was initially a covert operation, he began formal training. Her mother’s lies paid off when Amusan qualified to participate for Nigeria in the African Youth Championships in 2013 and won silver in the 200m. Later that year, she qualified for the 200m semi-finals at the World Athletics U18 Championships in Donetsk, Ukraine, only to be disqualified due to a lane infringement.
Tobi Amusan: Profile summary
| Full Name: | Oluwatobiloba Ayomide Amusan |
| Date Of Birth: | 23 April 1997 |
| Age: | 25 years old @ 2022 |
| State Of Origin: | Ogun State, Nigeria |
| Nationality: | Nigerian |
| Country: | Nigeria (Ogun state) |
| Occupation: | An Athlete |
| Net Worth: | $2 Million |
| University | Our Lady of Apostles Secondary School, Ijebu-Ode |
| Education: | University of Texas at El Paso |
| Place Of Birth: | Ijebu Ode, Ogun State |
| Club: | Buka Tigers Athletics Club |
| Highest world ranking: | 3 |
| Who is Tobi Amusan Coach: | Lacena Golding-Clarke, Mika Laaksonen, Buka Tigers Coach |
| Source: | Wikipedia |
EARLY LIFE AND EDUCATION
Tobi is 57 kgs in weight and her height is 5ft 1in. She is coached by Mika Laaksonen, Lacena Golding-Clarke, and Buka Tigers coach. Tobi’s parents are Mr. and Mrs. Amusan who is an indigene to Ogun State and are of Yoruba origin.
Tobi Amusan won in Commonwealth 2018 and 2018 African champion and is also a two-time African Games champion in the event. She clinched the Diamond League Trophy in Zurich held in 2021 in the 100m hurdles. Her athletic potential was seen from a quite young age.
Tobi Amusan showed a lot of athletic potential from an early age. She was a silver medalist at the African Youth Championships in the year 2013. In 2016, as a freshman at The University of Texas at El Paso, UTEP), Amusan became the second athlete for her university to be named C-USA Female Track Athlete of the Year since UTEP joined the C-USA
In her first outdoor race of the year 2017, she ran a then lifetime best and UTEP record of 12.63 s in the 100 meters hurdles. Tobi also represented Nigeria at the World Championships in London later in the year 2017. Amusan entered the World Championships 2022 as a medal contender. Tobi ran a new personal best of 12.40s, bettering her old record by 0.01s. In the semifinal, she set a new world record of 12.12s in all-time history. She bested her time once again in the final after running 12.06s. She became one of the first Nigerians to win a world title.
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