Fidelis C. Obikwu (born 12 June 1960), is a male former athlete who competed for England.

Biography

Obikwu was studying at

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in 1982 and became the British decathlon champion after winning the British

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title at the

1982 AAA Championships The 1982 AAA Championships (sponsored by Robinsons Barley Water) was the 1982 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 24 to 25 July 1982 at the Crystal Pal ...

in Birmingham. Shortly afterwards he represented

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and won a bronze medal in the decathlon, at the

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, Australia. He won the Atlantic Coast Conference decathlon titles in 1982 and 1984 and finished second behind Greg Richards in the decathlon event at the

1986 AAA Championships The 1986 AAA Championships sponsored by (Kodak) was the 1986 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 20 to 21 June 1986 at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingh ...

in Wrexham.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Obikwu, Fidelis 1960 births English male athletes Athletes (track and field) at the 1982 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England Living people English male decathletes Medallists at the 1982 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in athletics