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Paul Emordi

Paul Emordi

NGRNGRMen
Birth dateDec 25, 1965
Height1.89 m
Weight-

Paul Azuka Emordi (born 25 December 1965) is a retired Nigerian athlete who competed in the long jump and triple jump. His personal best in long jump was 8.25 metres, achieved in June 1987 in Baton Rouge. This ranks him third among Nigerian long jumpers, only behind Yusuf Alli (8.27 m) and Charlton Ehizuelen (8.26 indoor). In 1987, Emordi won an NCAA title in the long jump representing the Texas Southern Tigers track and field team.

PB

Personal bests

8.25
17.05

Performance Charts

Season bests

SeasonDisciplineResultWindDateTrendCompetitions
1987
LJ
8.25+1.4Jun 5, 1987
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Baton Rouge, LA (USA)
1987
TJ
16.79-Feb 27, 1987
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New York, NY (USA) (i)
1986
LJ
8.16+0.1Mar 21, 1986
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Houston, TX (USA)
1986
TJ
17.31-Apr 26, 1986
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Indianapolis, IN (USA)
1985
LJ
8.07-May 4, 1985
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Houston, TX (USA)
1985
TJ
16.89+0.6Oct 4, 1985
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Bruce Stadium, Canberra (AUS)
1984
LJ
7.90-Jul 14, 1984
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Rabat (MAR)
1984
TJ
16.78-May 5, 1984
↓
Baton Rouge, LA (USA)

1987

20 performances
DisciplineResultWindDateCompetitions
LJ
7.90+0.9Sep 15Athletissima Lausanne, Lausanne
LJ
7.83-Sep 11Bruxelles Memorial Van Damme
LJ
7.80-0.1Sep 5IAAF World Championships
LJ
8.14+1.8Sep 4IAAF World Championships
LJ
8.14+1.8Aug 29IAAF World Championships
LJ
7.80-0.1Aug 29IAAF World Championships
LJ
8.23-1.1Aug 12Nairobi All-Africa Games, Nairobi
LJ
8.11-Jul 16Zagreb Universiade, Zagreb
LJ
7.82-Jul 10London Peugeot-Talbot Games, London
LJ
7.92-Jul 6Budapest Grand Prix, Budapest
LJ
7.87-Jul 2Helsinki
LJ
8.09-Jun 12Bratislava
LJ
8.25+1.4Jun 5Baton Rouge NCAA Championships, Baton Rouge, LA
TJ
16.26-May 16Westwood, CA
LJ
7.97-Mar 21Houston, TX
LJ
8.01-Mar 6IAAF World Indoor Championships, Hoosier Dome, Indianapolis, IN (i)
TJ
DNS-Mar 6IAAF World Indoor Championships, Hoosier Dome, Indianapolis, IN (i)
TJ
16.79-Feb 27New York, NY (i)
LJ
8.01-Feb 27New York, NY (i)
TJ
16.47-Feb 7Dallas, TX (i)

1986

5 performances
DisciplineResultWindDateCompetitions
TJ
16.49-Jul 1Stockholm DN Galan, Stockholm
TJ
17.05-Jun 5Indianapolis NCAA Championships, Indianapolis, IN
TJ
17.31-Apr 26Des Moines, IA
LJ
8.16+0.1Mar 21Houston, TX
LJ
8.10-Feb 28New York, NY (i)

1985

5 performances
DisciplineResultWindDateCompetitions
LJ
7.63-Oct 5Canberra IAAF World Cup
TJ
16.89+0.6Oct 4Canberra IAAF World Cup, Bruce Stadium, Canberra
TJ
16.56-Aug 18Cairo African Championships, Cairo
LJ
8.07-May 4Houston, TX
TJ
16.50-Feb 2Dallas, TX (i)

1984

6 performances
DisciplineResultWindDateCompetitions
TJ
15.88-1.0Aug 3The XXIII Olympic Games, Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA
LJ
7.90-Jul 14Rabat African Championships, Rabat
TJ
16.32-Jun 11Rehlingen
TJ
16.78-May 5Baton Rouge, LA
TJ
16.48-Apr 7Austin, TX
TJ
16.60-Mar 24Houston, TX

Honours

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Nairobi All-Africa Games

Long Jump

1987
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Zagreb Universiade

Long Jump

1987
🥇

Baton Rouge NCAA Championships

Long Jump

1987
🥈

IAAF World Indoor Championships

Long Jump

1987
5

Canberra IAAF World Cup

Triple Jump

1985
8

Canberra IAAF World Cup

Long Jump

1985
🥇

Cairo African Championships

Triple Jump

1985
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Cairo African Championships

Triple Jump

1985
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Rabat African Championships

Long Jump

1984
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Rabat African Championships

Long Jump

1984