Samuel Igun
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Samuel Igun (born 28 February 1938 in Warri, Delta State) is a retired Olympic athlete from Nigeria. He specialised in the triple jump, high jump and long jump events during his career.
Igun represented Nigeria at four consecutive Olympic Games, starting in 1960. He claimed the gold medal in the men's triple jump event at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games for his native African country.
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[edit]Commonwealth Games champions in men's triple jump | |
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- Nigerian male long jumpers
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- Nigerian male high jumpers
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- Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Nigeria
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Nigeria
- Sportspeople from Warri
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- African Games gold medalists for Nigeria
- African Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1965 All-Africa Games
- 20th-century Nigerian people
- Medallists at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
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