Josiah Olutunji Majekodunmi (12 April 1927 – 9 October 1996) was an athlete from

Nigeria Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of . With Demographics of Nigeria, ...

. He competed at the

1950 British Empire Games The 1950 British Empire Games were the fourth staging of what is now called the Commonwealth Games. It was held in Auckland, New Zealand, between 4 and 11 February 1950, after a 12-year gap from the third edition of the games. A documentary fil ...

at Auckland, New Zealand where he won Nigeria's first medal in any international sports, a silver medal in the Men's High Jump event. Prior to the Commonwealth games, he captained Abeokuta Grammar School Athletics team to win the prestigious Grier Cup for Nigerian high schools in 1947 for the first and the last time. Majekodunmi placed 9th in the high jump event at the

1952 Helsinki Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad (, ) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952, were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1952 in Helsinki, Finland. After Japan declared in ...

. He was also the father of Miss Olawunmi Majekodunmi, the African Table Tennis champion for most of the 1970s and 1980s.

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* 1927 births 1996 deaths Nigerian male high jumpers Olympic athletes for Nigeria Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1950 British Empire Games Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Nigeria People educated at Abeokuta Grammar School Medallists at the 1950 British Empire Games 20th-century Nigerian sportsmen Commonwealth Games silver medallists in athletics {{CommonwealthGames-stub