Tobi Amusan’s biography: age, height, net worth, is she married?

Tobi Amusan is a US-based Nigerian track and field athlete who competes in 100-meter hurdles and 4×100-meter relays. She is the current world record holder in the 100-meter hurdles after breaking the previous record in Oregon, USA.

Tobi Amusan's father never believed his daughter would make it in sports. Photo: @Evaglobal01 on Facebook (modified by author)
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Tobi Amusan was determined to be a footballer before she changed her mind and ventured into athletics. She enjoys immense career success as the first Nigerian gold winner at the World Athletics Championships.

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Tobi Amusan’s biography

The track and field athlete was born in Ijebu Ode, Ogun State, Nigeria, where she grew up alongside her three brothers under their parents.

What is Tobi Amusan’s real name?

She was born Oluwatobiloba Ayomide Amusan.

How old is Tobi Amusan?

Born on 23 April 1997, the Nigerian sports personality is 27 years old as of 2024.

Where is Tobi Amusan from?

The athlete hails from Ijebu Ode, Ogun State, Nigeria, but resides in Texas, USA.

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Tobi Amusan’s parents

Tobi Amusan’s dad, Kehinde Amusan, is a teacher. He tried to persuade her to drop sports and focus on education, hoping she would study medicine.

Mr. Amusan never believed his daughter would make it in sports. Nonetheless, he still played an important role alongside her mother in supporting her athletics career, seeing how adamant Tobi was.

Which university did Tobi Amusan attend?

She attended Our Lady of Apostles Secondary School in her hometown and obtained her undergraduate degree from the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) in the US in 2019.

What did Tobi Amusan study?

In May 2023, Tobi earned a Master of Arts in Leadership Studies and Sports Management at the US University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP).

Career history

The US-based Nigerian track and field athlete is Adidas-sponsored and managed by Icon Management. She has won numerous 100-meter hurdles and 4×100-meter relays nationally and internationally.

What awards did Tobi Amusan win?

Some of Tobi Amusan’s professional achievements in the 100-meter hurdles include the 2015 African Junior Champions in Eugene, USA, and the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia. She also won the 2022 African Championships in Port Louis, Mauritius.

Amusan has a Master of Arts degree in Leadership Studies and Sports Management. Photo: @Evaglobal01 on Facebook, @ihurdle_33.0inches on Instagram (modified by author)
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In July 2022, Amusan broke the 100-meter hurdles world record by finishing the race in 12.12 seconds during the World Championships in Eugene, Oregon, USA. Tobi Amusan's world record win makes her the first Nigerian world champion in an athletics event.

Amusan also successfully defended her Diamond League 100-meter hurdles title in 2022 by meeting a record of 12.29s. In addition to winning the world title and running a world record, she retained her Commonwealth Games title in a Games Record of 12.30s - All these made her the first Nigerian athlete in history to attain the feat.

Tobi Amusan's medals

The following tables summarize Tobi Amusan's achievements and titles as of September 2024:

World Championships

Diamond League

Commonwealth Games

African Games

African Championships

African Junior Championships

African Youth Games

African Youth Championships

What is Tobi Amusan’s net worth?

Vimbuzz.com estimates the 100-meter hurdles world record holder's net worth is $1.5 million. However, this information is not official and, thus, unreliable.

How much did Tobi Amusan make?

Amusan was awarded $100,000 for breaking the women's 100-meter hurdles world record in Oregon in 2022 and $70,000 for winning a gold medal and becoming world champion.

She also earned an equivalent of $58,000 (N43,5 million) in Diamond League earnings for the year 2022, making her the sixteenth-highest earner among all athletes who competed in the Diamond League circuit. Jamaica's Shericka Jackson topped the list with $99,500.

Amusan was awarded $100,000 for breaking the world record for women's 100-meter hurdles in Oregon. Photo: @ihurdle_33.0inches on Instagram (modified by author)
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Who is Tobi Amusan’s husband?

The famed athlete is unmarried and has never introduced a special someone to her online fans.

Tobi Amusan’s house

Dapo Abiodun, the governor of Ogun State, appointed Tobi Amusan as the State's Youth Ambassador in October 2022 and gave her N5 million in cash and a house.

Governor Dapo Abiodun supported her idea to use Ijebu-Ode Stadium to train whenever she was in Nigeria and even noted that the stadium needed renovation.

Her coach, Abiola Onakoya, also noted that the world champion was already giving back to society through the Tobi Amusan Athletics Development program in Ogun State.

Her coach, Abiola Onakoya, also noted that the world champion was already giving back to society through the Tobi Amusan Athletics Development program in Ogun State.

Tobi Amusan's news: anti-doping rules violation charges

The Nigerian world-record hurdler was charged with an anti-doping rule violation in August 2024 for missing three drug tests in 12 months.

What happened to Amusan?

Tobi denied taking performance-enhancing substances. She was set to miss the World Athletics Championships in Budapest but can only defend her world title after an Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) disciplinary tribunal hearing.

Tobi denied taking performance-enhancing substances. Photo: @ihurdle_33.0inches on Instagram (modified by author)
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What happened to Tobi Amusan in Jamaica?

Nigeria's 100-meter hurdles world record holder stole the spotlight at the inaugural Jamaica Athletics Invitational on Saturday, 11 May 2024.

Amusan ran a world-leading 12.40 seconds in Kingston to beat Jamaica's home favorite and reigning world champion Danielle Williams (12.46s). USA's Christina Clemens came third with 12.54s.

How tall is Tobi Amusan?

The US-based Nigerian athlete is 5 feet 1 inch (156 cm) tall.

Facts about Tobi Amusan

• She is the last child in a family of three children.
• Dapo Abiodun, Ogun State governor, gifted her a house and N5 million.
• She established an athletics development program in Ogun State.
• Tobi almost quit athletics after participating in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in 2021 due to the frustrations of her failure to win a medal. She went into depression for weeks.
• The anti-doping rules violation charges against her were dropped after the AIU disciplinary tribunal hearing.

Tobi Amusan is a decorated Nigerian sports personality. The reigning world champion in 100-meter hurdles broke the previous world record at the 2022 World Athletics Championships held in Eugene, Oregon, USA.

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