Funmi Jimoh

Oluwafunmilayo Kemi Jimoh, commonly known as Funmi Jimoh, (born May 24, 1984 in Seattle, Washington) is an American long jumper who competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Jimoh competed for Rice University. At Rice, Jimoh competed in both the long jump and sprinting events such as the 100 meter hurdles. [ [http://blogs.chron.com/owls/2007/05/qa_funmi_jimoh_1.html Q&A: Funmi Jimoh] ] She jumped 22 feet, 0.75 inches (6.72 meters) in July 2008 in Eugene, Oregon to place third at the U.S. Olympic Trials to qualify for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

At the Olympics, Jimoh jumped 6.61 meters in the qualifying round of the women's long jump. That distance tied for ninth in qualifying and earned Jimoh a place in the final. Jimoh placed twelfth in the final, with a jump of 6.29 meters.

References

External links

* [http://www.usatf.org/athletes/bios/Jimoh_Funmi.asp USA Track & Field Profile]
* [http://www.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=1497/bio/ NBC Olympics Bio]
* [http://www.funmijimoh.com/ Funmi Jimoh's blog]
* [http://riceowls.cstv.com/sports/w-track/mtt/jimoh_funmi00.html Rice University profile]