Danielle Alakija

Danielle Alakija (born 3 May 1996[1]) is a British-born Fijian athlete of Nigerian descent. She trains in the United States and was part of the silver-medal winning 4 × 400 m relay team at the 2011 Pacific Games. She was selected to compete for Fiji at the 2012 Summer Olympics, and was the Olympic's youngest track and field competitor.[2][3]

Danielle Alakija
Personal information
Full nameDanielle Remilekun B. Alakija
Born (1996-05-03) 3 May 1996
Hillingdon, London, England
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight71 kg (157 lb)
Sport
Country Fiji
SportAthletics
Event(s)400 metres
Coached byMaurice Greene
Updated on 27 April 2013.

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Fiji
2011 Pacific Games Nouméa, New Caledonia 2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:51.69 min

References

  1. London 2012 Olympics page
  2. "Fiji Times". Archived from the original on 12 February 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
  3. CP-Africa



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