Emmanuel Ifeajuna
Emmanuel Arinze Ifeajuna (1935 – 25 September 1967) 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 games record and a British Empire record at the time. An Igbo from Onitsha, he was a science graduate University College of Ibadan and became involved in politics, later joining the military. He played a role in the 1966 Nigerian coup d'état.
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Emmanuel Ifeajuna
Emmanuel Arinze Ifeajuna (1935 – 25 September 1967) 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 games record and a British Empire record at the time. An Igbo from Onitsha, he was a science graduate University College of Ibadan and became involved in politics, later joining the military. He played a role in the 1966 Nigerian coup d'état.
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