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Funmi Jimoh

Funmi Jimoh

Event: Long Jump
Height: 5-8
Weight: 130
PR: 6.96m/22-10 (2009)
Born: 05/29/1984
Current Residence: Stafford, Texas
High School: Dulles (Texas) HS '02
College: Rice '07
Coach: Jim Bevan
Agent: Robert Wagner
Sponsor: Nike
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Career Highlights: 3rd at 2008 Olympic Trials; 3rd at 2011 and 2009 USA Outdoors; 3rd at 2010 USA Indoors
Jimoh's third-place finish at the 2011 USA Outdoor Championships qualified her for the second World Championships of her career.  Jimoh made her first Olympic Team after finishing third at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials. Got her 2008 season started off right with a personal best 6.91m/22-8 in winning the Bayou Classic…full name is Oluwafunmilayo (Yoruba for "the lord brought me joy") Kemi Jimoh… philosophy and English major while at Rice.
2011: 3rd at USA Outdoors in the long jump (6.88m/22-7)... 3rd at USA Indoors (6.66m/21-10.25)... 1st at Doha (6.88m/22-7)... 1st at adidas Grand Prix (6.48m/21-3.25)... 2nd at Rome (6.87m/22-6.5).
2010: 12th at USA Outdoors (6.39m/20-11.75w)...10th at Oslo (6.20m/ 20-4.25)…1st at Dakar (6.87m/22-6.50w)…1st at Ponce (6.77m/22-2.50)…1st at Daegu (6.68m/21-11)...7th at Paris (6.56m/21-6.25).
2009: 21st in qualifying at World Outdoors (6.34m/20-9.75)…3rd at USA Outdoors (6.77m/22-2.5)…1st at Nike Pre Classic (6.69m/21-11.5)...2nd at Doha (6.96m/22-10PR)…1st at Reims (6.73m/22-1)…ranked #9 in the world (#2 U.S.) by T&FN…best of 6.96m/22-10.
2008: 12th at Olympic Games (6.29m/20-7.75)...3rd at Olympic Trials (6.72m/22-0.75)…3rd at USA Indoors (6.33m/20-9.25)…2nd at Nike Prefontaine Classic (6.85m/22-5.75)…6th at Doha (6.48m/21-3.25w)…1st at Bayou Classic (6.91m/22-8PR)…ranked #3 in the U.S. by T&FN…best of 6.91m/22-8.
2007: 9th at USA Outdoors (6.38m/20-11.25)…5th at NCAA Outdoors (6.43m/21-1.25)…Midwest Regional champion (6.35m/20-10w)…1st at Hamilton (6.46m/21-2.5)…ranked #8 in the U.S. byT&FN…best of 6.46m/21-2.5.
2006: 12th at USA Outdoors (6.24m/20-5.75)…2nd at Alumni Gold (6.36m/20-10.5)…1st at Houston (6.52m/21-4.75w)…best of 6.44m/21-1.5.
2005: Redshirted Outdoor season