Femi Ogunode, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Femi Ogunode

Qatari sprinter of Nigerian descent

Date of Birth: 15-May-1991

Place of Birth: Ondo City, Ondo State, Nigeria

Profession: sprinter, athletics competitor

Nationality: Qatar, Nigeria

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

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Femi Seun Ogunode (born 15 May 1991 in Ondo City) is a Nigerian-born sprint athlete who competes internationally for Qatar.
His personal best of 9.91 at 100 m in 2015 makes him the current co-holder of the Asian 100m record, which was tied by China's Su Bingtian in 2018.
In 2012 he was subjected to a ban from competition for two years after a positive doping test.Ogunode made his international debut for Qatar at the 2010 Asian Games and won a 200 metres/400 metres double.
The following year he won Asian and Arab titles over 200 m as well as 100 metres/200 m sprint titles at the 2011 Military World Games.
He was a finalist in the 400 m at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics, but served a two-year ban from January 2012 to 2014 after a positive drugs test. He won his second career double at the Asian Games in 2014, this time in the 100 m/200 m, and set an Asian record of 9.93 seconds for the former event (the second Asian man to break the 10-second barrier after fellow Qatari-Nigerian Samuel Francis).
He also won bronze medals at a global level that year at the 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships and 2014 IAAF Continental Cup.