Enefiok Udo-Obong, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Enefiok Udo-Obong

Nigerian sprinter

Date of Birth: 22-May-1982

Place of Birth: Nigeria

Profession: sprinter, athletics competitor

Nationality: Nigeria

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Enefiok Udo-Obong

  • Enefiok Udo-Obong (born 22 May 1982) also known as Enee is a Nigerian sprinter who won a gold medal in 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2000 Olympics as well as a bronze medal in the same event at the 2004 Olympics.
  • He is a writer, Speaker, businessman and Administrator..
  • A graduate of Human Anatomy from the University of Calabar and a holder of an Advanced Masters in Sports Administration and Technology from The École polytechnique fĂ©dĂ©rale de Lausanne(EPFL), in Switzerland.
  • A U.S and U.K trained certified personal fitness trainer, he was an accomplished athlete, and he is Nigeria’s MOST ACCOMPLISHED Olympian and the only Nigerian man to win two Olympic medals.
  • A Gold in Sydney Australia in 2000 and a Bronze in Athens, Greece in 2004.
  • Voted Sportsman of the year 2000, and winner of the DELE UDO prize for sporting excellence, Enee has won the national championships on three occasions and he is a six-time medalist at the national sports festival.
  • Nominated as one of the 50 most influential young Africans by African Digest in 2002, where he also captained Team Nigeria to the Commonwealth Games in Manchester, UK. He is a recipient of the Akwa Ibom State Honours Roll by His Excellency the Governor of Akwa Ibom State and also a recipient of the Certificate of award for outstanding contribution to sports development in Nigeria by the World Intellectual Property Organization and the Nigerian Copyright Commission on the occasion of the World Intellectual Property Day 2019. He is a former board member of the Nigerian Olympic Committee and chairperson of the Athletes’ commission, he is also a member of the Athletes’ Commission of the Association of National Olympic committees in Africa (ANOCA), A member of the Nigerian Olympians Association, A member of the advisory board of the Atlanta 1996 training centre in Atlanta, a fellow of the Institute of Registered Exercise Professionals, a member of the international Fitness Association (IFA) and American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) as well as other international bodies.
  • He is the President of the Association of Fitness Practitioners in Nigeria. He is the founder of the African Sports Support and Education Trust (ASSET).
  • An NGO on a mission to educate all young African sportsmen and women and also to help improve the lives of retired and aging ex sports men with no vocational skill.
  • He is the author of the motivational book, "The Silver Lining, -Turning major setbacks into major Victories" which has sold over 25,000 copies across the nation. He was recently appointed a facilitator by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to train athletes in the Athletes Career Program (ACP).
  • A program designed to help athletes to transition into a productive life after their sporting careers. He is the CEO of Fitness Options Limited, a fitness, wellness and sports Management Company which in only its first year of operation won the Nigerian Fitness Business of the year from the World Fitness Federation for its ground breaking and customer friendly style it operates.
  • Fitness Options Ltd is also the 2018 recipient of the BID (Business Initiative Directions) Quality Award in the Gold Category (Geneva).
  • He is married with kids.

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