Tobi Amusan Biography

Oluwatobiloba Ayomide Amusan is a Nigerian track and field athlete. She is professionally known as Tobi Amusanm who specializes in the 100 meters hurdles and also competes as a sprinter. She is well recognized for winning the 2022 World Athletics Championships in the 100 meters hurdles. She was the 2018 Commonwealth and 2018 African champion. She is also known for being a two-time African Games champion in the event. Additionally, Tobi entered the 2022 World Championships as a medal contender after back-to-back 4th place finishes. She is also active in social media as she has earned more than 85.8K followers on her Instagram account and over 45.1K followers on her Twitter account.

Tobi Amusan Famous For

• She is a Nigerian track and field athlete.
• She won the 2022 World Athletics Championships in the 100 meters hurdles.

Where is Tobi Amusan from?

Tobi Amusan was born on 23rd April 1997 with the real name of Oluwatobiloba Ayomide Amusan in Ijebu Ode, Nigeria. She is Nigerian by nationality and Nigerian-black by ethnicity. Likewise, her religious belief is in the Christian religion and her race is black. Tobi’s present age is 25 which she celebrated recently in 2022 and as per her birth date, her zodiac sign is Taurus. She has not shared any details regarding her family.
Talking about Tobi’s education, she attended the University of Texas at El Paso.

Tobi Amusan Athlete Career

• Tobi Amusan kicks off her athlete career by winning silver medallist at the 2013 African Youth Championships in Warri and gold in the 100 meters hurdles at the 2015 African Junior Athletics Championships in Addis Ababa.
• She won the gold medal in the 100 meters hurdles while making her All-Africa Games debut as an eighteen-year-old in 2015.
• She then became the second athlete for the university to be named C-USA Female Track athlete of the Year since UTEP joined C-USA and was the gold medallist in both the 100 mH and the 200 m. 
• She first broke the 13 s barrier in the hurdles with a time of 12.83 s at the El Paso UTEP Invitational and was runner-up at the 2016 NCAA Outdoor Championships in the 100 mH. 
• Also, she competed at the 2016 World Junior Championships in Bydgoszcz and went on to represent Nigeria at the Rio Olympic Games, reaching the semifinals of the 100 mH.
• She ran a then lifetime best and UTEP record of 12.63 s in the 100 meters hurdles in her first outdoor race of 2017 and was the C-USA champion in her specialist event and also the runner-up in the 200 meters.
• She claimed the title ahead of Camacho-Quinn who was the champion the previous year in a dramatic race as well as represented Nigeria at the World Championships in London later in the year.
• Subsequently, she went on to represent her country at the Birmingham World Indoor Championships reaching the final of the 60 meters hurdles.
• She won her first African Championships title in her specialist event at the Asaba African Championships in 2018 which fulfilled a Nigerian tradition as Judy Bell-Gam had won this race for Nigeria at the first African Championships. Tobi also claimed a gold medal in the 4 x 100 m relay at the championships.
• She ran a personal best of 12.48 s during the 100-meter hurdles qualifying rounds on 5th October 2019 at the 2019 World Championships in Doha, Qatar.
• She finished fourth in the Tokyo Olympics with a time of 12.60s and later competed in the Zurich Diamond League event, which she won in 12.42s, becoming the first Nigerian to win a Diamond League trophy.
• Later she opened her 2022 season by winning the 2022 Diamond League event in Paris, where she set an African record by 0.01s with a time of 12.41s.
• As well, she won gold in the 100m hurdles at the 2022 African Championships in Mauritius and competed in the women’s 4×100m and won gold.
• Tobi competed in a Diamond League meet, finishing second with a time of 12.60s later in 2022, behind Olympic champion Jasmine Camacho-Quinn.
• Furthermore, she entered the 2022 World Championships as a medal contender after back-to-back 4th place finishes where she ran an African record of 12.40s, bettering her old record by 0.01s.
• She set a new world record of 12.12s in the semifinal and bested her time once again in the final, running 12.06s, becoming the first Nigerian world champion at the World Athletics Championships.

Who is Tobi Amusan dating?

Tobi Amusan is an unmarried lady. She is probably single at the moment. Looking at her social media account and searching through the web, we could not find anything that could hint that Tobi is engaged in any kind of romantic relationship. However, it would be no surprise to see her in a relationship in the near future as she is such beautiful. Reflecting on her sexual orientation, she is straight.

What is the Net Worth of Tobi Amusan?

Tobi Amusan has reached great heights in her career already and she still has a lot more to do. She has a net worth of $1.5 million as of 2022 whereas her exact amount of salary has not been disclosed yet. Tobi is a passionate and hardworking lady, so there is no doubt her net worth and salary will surely rise higher in the future days. In addition, her major source of income is her athlete career.

How tall is Tobi Amusan?

Tobi Amusan got a standard height and a convincing appearance. She is 1.56 m (5 ft 1 in) tall and her body weighs around 57 kg (126 lb). She has good-looking black hair and dark brown eyes color. Tobi had the perfect body combined with good looks. Besides, her body build type is athletic.