Olatunji Olobia

Olatunji Olobia
Personal information
NationalityNigerian
Born (1969-07-18) 18 July 1969 (age 57)
Sport
SportSprinting
Event
4 × 100 metres relay

Augustine Olatunji Olobia (born 18 July 1969) is a Nigerian sprinter. He competed in the men's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Olobia competed for the Texas Southern Tigers track and field and Washington State Cougars track and field teams in the NCAA. He also played on the Washington State Cougars football team.

Olobia was briefly signed to two NFL teams following his track career. He later worked for ING Group in Seattle. In 2019, Olobia was sentenced to one year in prison for wire fraud.

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Olatunji Olobia Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  2. ↑ "LSU edges Aggie men in race for NCAA track championship". Houston Post. 4 June 1989. p. 37. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
  3. ↑ "Track: WSU sprinter beasts Ismail". Kitsap Sun. 11 March 1991. p. 15. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
  4. ↑ "Former NFL player gets a year in prison for wire fraud against Capital One-owned brokerage ShareBuilder". geekwire.com.
  5. ↑ "Former online brokerage employee sentenced to prison for wire fraud". justice.gov.