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Emmanuel Arinze Ifeajuna (1935–25 September 1967) was a Nigerian army major and high jumper. He was the first Black African to win a gold medal at an international sports event when he won at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games. His winning mark and personal best of 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) was a games record and a British Empire record at the time.An Igbo from Onitsha, he was a science graduate University College of Ibadan and became involved in politics, later joining the military.

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  • Emmanuel Arinze Ifeajuna (1935–25 September 1967) was a Nigerian army major and high jumper. He was the first Black African to win a gold medal at an international sports event when he won at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games. His winning mark and personal best of 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) was a games record and a British Empire record at the time.An Igbo from Onitsha, he was a science graduate University College of Ibadan and became involved in politics, later joining the military.
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  • Ifeajuna, Emmanuel Arinze
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  • Nigerian major and high jumper
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  • Emma Ifeajuna
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