Tade Ojora
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Nationality | British | ||||||||||
Born | London, England | 14 October 1999||||||||||
Occupation | Runner | ||||||||||
Years active | 2019–present | ||||||||||
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Sport | Hurdling | ||||||||||
Event(s) | 110 metres hurdles | ||||||||||
College team | USC Trojans | ||||||||||
Club | Windsor, Slough, Eton and Hounslow Athletic Club | ||||||||||
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Omotade Ojora (born 14 October 1999) is a British hurdler, who won the 110 metres hurdles events at the 2021 and 2022 British Athletics Championships. He has competed in US college athletics for USC Trojans.
Early life
Ojora was born in London on 14 October 1999.[1] He attended Summer Fields School[2] in Oxford and Eton College.[3] In 2015, he came third in the 100 metres hurdles event at the English Schools' Athletic Association's National Championships.[3] In 2018, he came second in the 110 metres hurdles event at the same championships.[4] At Eton, he also played association football and rugby union.[1]
Career
College career
Ojora started competing for USC Trojans in 2019, and won his first two races for USC.[1] That year, he came second in the Pac-12 Conference Championship.[1] He won the 110 metres hurdles events at the 2019 and 2021 USC-UCLA Dual Meet, and set the USC record holder for a freshman in the event.[1] At the 2022 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships, Ojora came eighth in the 110 metres hurdles event.[5]
International career
In the United Kingdom, Ojora competes for the Windsor, Slough, Eton and Hounslow Athletic Club.[6] Ojora won the 110 metres hurdles event at the 2021 British Athletics Championships, in a time of 13.38 seconds, which was slower than the qualification time for the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics. He was a surprise winner, as Andrew Pozzi was the favourite for the event.[7] He was not given an Olympic wildcard place, with David King being selected instead. King had a higher world ranking, as NCAA events do not count for World Athletics ranking points.[8] Later in 2021, he won the 110 metres hurdles event at the National Athletics League meeting in London.[6] At the 2021 European Athletics U23 Championships, Ojora finished fourth in the final of the 110 metres hurdles, narrowly behind third placed finisher Enrique Llopis.[9]
In 2022, Ojora defended his British title at the 2022 British Athletics Championships, in a time of 13.27 seconds. The race was run with a significant tail wind, and so Ojura could not use the time to qualify for the 2022 World Athletics Championships,[10] and his world ranking meant that he did not qualify for the championships.[11] Ojora was selected for the 110 metres hurdles event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games,[12] where he was eliminated in the first round.[13]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Tade Ojora". USC Trojans. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ^ "Congratulations Tade Ojora, OS 2008-2013". 14 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Bronze medal success in athletics championships". Eton College. 14 July 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ^ "ESAA Track & Field Championships". www.esaa.net. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ^ "Mixed results from NCAA track and field championships". Daily Trojan. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ^ a b "Tade Ojora hopes to 'give back' to NAL". National Athletics League. 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ^ "Clock strikes on Dina Asher-Smith's British record bid". Athletics Weekly. 26 June 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ^ "Olympic selection controversies as selectors disappoint worldwide". Athletics Weekly. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ^ "Gold for Isabelle Boffey in European U23 Champs". Athletics Weekly. 11 July 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ^ "Jeremiah Azu speeds to British 100m gold". Athletics Weekly. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ^ "Tade Ojora defends British 110m hurdles title – but ranking quirk denies him chance to compete on world stage". The Times. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- ^ "WSEH athletes named in Team England's Commonwealth Games squad". Slough Express. 23 June 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ^ First round results
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