Danielle Alakija

Danielle Alakija (born 3 May 1996[1]) is a British-born Fijian athlete of Nigerian descent. She trains in the United States and was part of the silver-medal winning 4 × 400 m relay team at the 2011 Pacific Games. She was selected to compete for Fiji at the 2012 Summer Olympics, and was the Olympic's youngest track and field competitor.[2][3]

Danielle Alakija
Personal information
Full nameDanielle Remilekun B. Alakija
Born (1996-05-03) 3 May 1996
Hillingdon, London, England
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight71 kg (157 lb)
Sport
Country Fiji
SportAthletics
Event(s)400 metres
Coached byMaurice Greene
Updated on 27 April 2013.

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Fiji
2011 Pacific Games Nouméa, New Caledonia 2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:51.69 min

References

  1. London 2012 Olympics page
  2. "Fiji Times". Archived from the original on 12 February 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
  3. CP-Africa



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