Isah Salihu

Isah Salihu
Personal information
Born (1991-11-02) 2 November 1991
Bida, Nigeria[1]
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Weight 81 kg (179 lb)
Sport
Sport Track and field
Event(s) 400 metres

Isah Salihu (born 2 November 1991) is a Nigerian sprinter specialising in the 400 metres.[3] He represented his country in the 4 × 400 metres relay at one outdoor and two indoor World Championships. His personal best in the event is 46.15 seconds set in Calabar in 2014.[4]

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Nigeria
2010 World Junior Championships Moncton, Canada 9th (sf) 400 m 47.09
4th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 39.951
2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:06.36
African Championships Nairobi, Kenya 3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:06.53
2012 African Championships Porto Novo, Benin 8th 400 m 46.98
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:02.39
2013 World Championships Moscow, Russia 18th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:04.52
2014 World Indoor Championships Sopot, Poland 7th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:07.95
IAAF World Relays Nassau, Bahamas – 4 × 200 m relay DNF
4th (B) 4 × 400 m relay 3:04.49
Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom 30th (h) 400 m 47.51
7th 4 × 400 m relay 3:04.86
African Championships Marrakech, Morocco 30th (h) 400 m 47.51
2016 World Indoor Championships Portland, United States 6th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:07.98
2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia – 4 × 400 m relay DQ

1Disqualified in the final

References

  1. ↑ 2014 CWG bio
  2. ↑ "2018 CWG bio". Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  3. ↑ "Isah Salihu". IAAF. 20 March 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  4. ↑ All-Athletics profile


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