Samuel Ogazi has made history as the first Nigerian to qualify for the men’s four-hundred-meter final at the Olympics in 36 years.
The 18-year-old clocked a personal best time of forty-four point four one seconds to finish third in heat 3 of the men’s four hundred meters semi-final at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Ogazi secured one of the two non-automatic spots available for the final.
Nigeria has not had a representative in this event’s final since Innocent Egbunike accomplished the feat at the Seoul 1988 Olympics.
Ogazi gained recognition as a sprinting sensation in 2023 with an impressive performance at the Athletics Federation of Nigeria Golden League and is currently a student at the University of Alabama in the United States.
