Tobi Amusan was born on 23rd April in 1997 and presently her age is 25 years as of 2022, know her religion, world record and biography
Tobi hails from Ijebu Ode, in Nigeria.
Tobi Amusan Biography, Age, Height, Career, Parents, Religion, Shoes, 100m Hurdles World Record, Net Worth, Instgram And Video
Tobi Amusan is a Nigerian track and field athlete who specializes in 100 metres hurdles and also competes as a sprinter. Ayomide achieved the World Athletics Championships 2022 in the 100 metres hurdles, setting a new world record of 12.12 seconds in the semifinal, then a wind-assisted 12.06 in the final. She is known by her full name Oluwatobiloba Ayomide Amusan.
A foot injury prompted Tobi Amusan to start wearing bouncy longer-distance Adidas shoes instead of track spikes for comfort. She is a Christian by religion.
Tobi Amusan has done it again!!!
Another World Record!!!
12.05s
Nigeria’s first ever World Title!! pic.twitter.com/gjIQIWnqDi— Optimus Maximus (@femii_p) July 25, 2022
🇳🇬🏅🥹 Tears of joy for new world record holder Tobi Amusan as she collects Nigeria's first ever World Championship gold! What a moment! 🤗 pic.twitter.com/0oAjQZLOJb
— beIN SPORTS (@beINSPORTS_AUS) July 25, 2022
WORLD RECORD 🚨
TOBI AMUSAN 🇳🇬 DESTROYS THE WORLD 100M HURDLES RECORD IN 1⃣2⃣.1⃣2⃣ (+0.9 m/s) IN THE SEMIS!#WorldAthleticsChamps pic.twitter.com/wbcFj0OOou
— World Athletics (@WorldAthletics) July 25, 2022
Tobi is 57 kgs in weight and her height is 5ft 1in. She is coached by Mika Laaksonen, Lacena Golding-Clarke and Buka Tigers coach.
Tobi’s parents are Mr and Mrs Amusan who are indigene of Ogun State and are of Yoruba origin but their names are not known.
Tobi Amusan won in Commonwealth 2018 and 2018 African champion and is also a two-time African Games champion in the event. She clinched the Diamond League Trophy in Zurich held in 2021 in the 100m hurdles. Her athletic potential was seen from a quite young age.
Tobi Amusan showed a lot of athletic potential from an early age. She was a silver medalist at the African Youth Championships in year 2013. In 2016, as a freshman at The University of Texas at El Paso, UTEP), Amusan became the second athlete for her university to be named C-USA Female Track athlete of the Year since UTEP joined the C-USA
In her first outdoor race of year 2017, she ran a then lifetime best and UTEP record of 12.63 s in the 100 meters hurdles. Tobi also represented Nigeria at the World Championships in London later in year 2017. Amusan entered the World Championships 2022 as a medal contender. Tobi ran a new personal best of 12.40s, bettering her old record by 0.01s. In the semifinal, she set a new world record of 12.12s in all-time history.
She bested her time once again in the final after running 12.06s. She became one of the first Nigerian to win a world title.
Tobi Amusan’s Net Worth
Tobi Amusan is estimated to have a net worth of around 1 million dollars as of 2022.