Pius Bazighe
Nigerian javelin thrower
Pius Bazighe (born 15 March 1972) is a retired male javelin thrower from Nigeria, who represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. He set his personal best (81.08 metres) on 16 June 1999 at a meet in Athens, Greece, breaking the Nigerian national record.
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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1989 | African Championships | Lagos, Nigeria | 1st | 68.96 m |
1990 | African Championships | Cairo, Egypt | 2nd | 68.80 m |
1991 | All-Africa Games | Cairo, Egypt | 2nd | 71.78 m |
1995 | All-Africa Games | Harare, Zimbabwe | 1st | 77.56 m |
1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 32nd | 70.78 m |
1997 | World Championships | Athens, Greece | 34th | 69.64 m |
External links
- Pius Bazighe at World Athletics
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African Games champions in men's javelin throw
- 1965: Anthony Oyakhire (NGR)
- 1973: Jacques Ayé Abehi (CIV)
- 1978–87: Justin Arop (UGA)
- 1991: Christian Okemefula (NGR)
- 1995: Pius Bazighe (NGR)
- 1999: Marius Corbett (RSA)
- 2003: Gerhardus Pienaar (RSA)
- 2007: John Robert Oosthuizen (RSA)
- 2011: Julius Yego (KEN)
- 2015: Ihab Abdelrahman (EGY)
- 2019: Julius Yego (KEN)
- 2023: Nnamdi Chinecherem (NGR)
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