Mary Onyali

Mary Onyali-Omagbemi , born the February 3rd 1968, is old a Athlète Nigeria, specialist in the sprint.

It conquered by its successes the nickname of “queen Nigerian of the sprint”. She grew in a family without father, this one had given up it, but with his/her mother is three little brothers and sisters of which she occupied herself while his/her mother was going to work. This one attached a great importance to the education of Mary which started as of the school to be interested in the sport, mainly with the Long jump and to the High jump.

With its entry with the college, its interest for the sport still developed. She wanted nothing to know of a normal social life implying a young marriage and a family. She wanted to continue to study. As its family could not to any more finance her studies him, it decided to go to study with the the United States with a sporting grant. During the championships juniors of Nigeria, it made acceptable performances but failed twice consecutively on the international scene. Its temperament enabled him to receive a purse, with the support of his/her current father-in-law, to go to study of 1985 to 1990 with the Université of Texas.

With the Olympic Games of summer of 1988 with Seoul, it could not be qualified for the final. With Barcelona for the Olympic Games of summer of 1992, it could not rise on the podium on 100 m and 200 Mr. It however gained a bronze medal out of relay 4 X 100 m with his compatriots Beatrice Utondu, Faith Idehen and Christy Opara-Thompson. They are only four years later, with Atlanta which it succeeds in individually gaining a bronze medal over 200 m behind the Frenchwoman Marie-Jose Perec and Jamaïcaine Merlene Ottey.

Prize list

Olympic Games of summer

Olympic Games of summer of 1988 with Seoul ()

eliminated in semi-final on 200 m

Olympic Games from summer from 1992 with Barcelona (Spain)

7th on 100 m
Bronze medal out of relay 4 X 100 m

Olympic Games from summer from 1996 with Atlanta ()

6th on 100 m
Bronze medal on 200 m
5th out of relay 4 X 100 m

Olympic Games from summer from 2000 with Sydney ()

7th out of relay 4 X 100 m

Championships of the world of athletics

Championships of the world of athletics of 1987 with Rome (Italy)

6th on 200 m

Championships of the world of athletics of 1991 with Tokyo ()

7th on 100 m
4th out of relay 4 X 100 m

Championships of the world of athletics of 1993 with Stuttgart (Germany)

5th on 100 m
5th on 200 m

Championships of the world of athletics of 1995 with Gothenburg ()

7th on 100 m

Championships of the world of athletics in room

Championships of the world of athletics in room of 1987 with Indianapolis ()

5th on 200 m

Plays of the Commonwealth

Plays of the Commonwealth of 1994 with Victoria ()

Gold medal on 100 m
Medal of money on 200 m
Gold medal out of relay 4 X 100 m

Panafrican Plays

Panafrican Plays of 1987 with Nairobi ()

Bronze medal on 100 m
Gold medal on 200 m
Gold medal out of relay 4 X 100 m

Panafrican Plays of 1991 with Cairo ()

Gold medal on 100 m
Gold medal out of relay 4 X 100 m

Panafrican Plays of 1995 with Cairo ()

Gold medal on 100 m
Gold medal on 200 m
Gold medal out of relay 4 X 100 m

Championships of Africa of athletics

Championships of Africa of athletics of 1985 with Cairo ()

Medal of money on 200 m

Championships of Africa of athletics of 1988 with Annaba ()

Gold medal on 100 m

Championships of Africa of athletics of 1993 with Durban ()

Gold medal on 200 m

Championships of Africa of athletics of 1998 with Dakar ()

Gold medal on 200 m

World cup of the nations of athletics

World cup of the nations of athletics of 1989 with Barcelona (Spain)

7th with general classification with Africa
2nd on 100 m
2nd on 200 m

World cup of the nations of athletics of 1994 with London ()

4th with general classification with Africa
3rd on 100 m
4th on 100 m
1 out of relay 4 X 100 m

World cup of the nations of athletics of 1998 with Johannesbourg ()

3rd with the classification general with Africa
3rd on 100 m

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