Saheed Jimoh

  • Name: Saheed Jimoh
  • State of Origin: Oyo
  • Date Of Birth: 1st February, 1997
  • Secondary School: AUD Comprehensive High School, Okota, Lagos
  • University: Graduate of Lagos State Polytechnic, Ikorodu
  • Course: Mechatronics
  • Coached By: Deji Aliu
  • Personal Bests: 400m (50.75s), 200m (22.91s)
  • IAAF Profile: Saheed Jimoh

Saheed Jimoh was born on 1st February 1997 and is an athlete who has the potential of becoming a part of any Nigerian 4x400m relay squad, and even possibly represent the country in the individual one lap race, seeing that he majors in the quartermile.

Currently studying at the Lagos State Polytechnic, Jimoh competed at the 2015 Lagos Auditions and made the list of the Top 25 athletes who were specially invited to the Ibadan Auditions the following month.

Jimoh was drafted in as one of the junior athletes who represented Making of Champions (MoC) at the 2015 Lagos Relays. He ran the anchor leg, helping the team win GOLD in the 4x200m as they clocked the overall fastest time of 1:34.15.

At the 2016 Top Sprinter Athletics Championships, he ran a then Personal Best (PB) of 50.80s in the Junior Boys 400m final where he finished 4th.

Whenever he competes in any race, he executes it with so much passion, intensity and determination. The way he carries his teammates along in any relay race shows how selfless he is while on the track.

Note: 2 decimal places signify Electronic timing, 1 decimal place signifies Hand-timing

400 metres
Year Date Performance Position Stage Competition Location
2017 Dec 1st 51.55s 3rd Heats AFN Golden League Kaduna
Nov 24th 51.6s 5th Heats AFN All Comers Abuja
Jun 3rd 50.75s 2nd Heats AFN/Dynamic Sporting Solutions Meet Abuja
2016 Sept 30th 50.80s 4th Final Top Sprinter Athletics Championships (Juniors) Lagos
Sept 30th 51.13s 2nd Heats Top Sprinter Athletics Championships (Juniors) Lagos
May 24th 50.85s 1st Heats National Juniors (D.K. Olukoya Championships) Lagos
Apr 5th 53.31s 4th Heats AFN All Comers Competition Lagos
2015 Mar 14th 51.78s 3rd Heats Top Sprinter Ibadan Auditions Ibadan

200 metres
Year Date Performance Position Stage Competition Location
2017 Jul 14th 23.28s 8th Heats National Championships Abuja
2016 May 24th 23.27s 2nd Heats National Juniors (D.K. Olukoya Championships) Lagos

4X100 metres
Year Date Performance Position Stage Competition Location
2016 Oct 1st 44.32s 2nd Final Top Sprinter/ Lagos Relays Juniors Lagos

4X400 metres
Year Date Performance Position Stage Competition Location
2016 Oct 1st 3:26.69s 1st Final Top Sprinter / Lagos Relays Juniors Lagos

    2016

  • Top Sprinter/ Lagos Relays 4x400m Junior Champion
  • Top Sprinter/ Lagos Relays 4x100m Junior Silver Medallist

2017 AFN All Comers Abuja

Nazidi Aminu Mohammed wins Men’s 400m heat 1 at All Comers Abuja

2017 National Championships

Emmanuel Arowolo wins Men’s 200m Heat 1 at 2017 National Trials

2017 AFN/Dynamic Sporting Solutions Meet

Akinkuowo Ayodeji wins Men’s 400m Heat 8 ahead of MoC’s Saheed Jimoh