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Yusuf Alli
Yusuf Alli
Born	28 July 1960; Lagos
Nationality	Nigerian
Occupation	Long jumper

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Yusuf Alli (born 28 July 1960 in Lagos) is a retired Nigerian long jumper, and three-time Olympian. He is best known for his gold medal at the 1990 Commonwealth Games.

His personal best is 8.27 metres, achieved at the 1989 African Championships in Athletics in Lagos, the Nigerian record.^[1] He also achieved 8.39 metres at the Commonwealth Games (1990). He jumped in college for the University of Missouri where he still holds the school records for the long jump - both indoor and outdoor (set in 1984 and 1983 respectively).^[2]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing Nigeria
1980	Olympic Games	Moscow, Soviet Union	24th
1983	Universiade	Edmonton, Canada	1st
1983	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	8th
1984	Olympic Games	Los Angeles, United States	9th
1984	African Championships	Rabat, Morocco	2nd
1987	All-Africa Games	Nairobi, Kenya	2nd
1987	World Championships	Rome, Italy	11th
1988	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	14th
1988	African Championships	Annaba, Algeria	1st
1989	African Championships	Lagos, Nigeria	1st	8.27 m NR
1990	Commonwealth Games	Auckland, New Zealand	1st
1991	All-Africa Games	Cairo, Egypt	2nd

References

^ "Commonwealth All-Time Lists (Men)". www.gbrathletics.net. Archived from the original on 20 May 2007.
^ "Missouri All-Time Records". 4 April 2000.

External links

Yusuf Alli at World Athletics
Yusuf Alli at Olympics.com
Yusuf Alli at Olympedia
Yusuf Alli at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)

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[1] "Commonwealth All-Time Lists (Men)". www.gbrathletics.net. Archived from the original on 20 May 2007.

[2] "Missouri All-Time Records". 4 April 2000.

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 '''Yusuf Alli''' (born 28 July 1960 in [[Lagos]]) is a retired [[Nigeria]]n [[long jump]]er, and three-time Olympian.  He is best known for his gold medal at the [[1990 Commonwealth Games]].
-His personal best is 8.27 metres, achieved at the [[1989 African Championships in Athletics]] in [[Lagos]], the Nigerian record.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20070520070413/http://www.gbrathletics.net/cm99.htm {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}</ref> He also achieved 8.39 metres at the Commonwealth Games (1990). He jumped in college for the [[University of Missouri]] where he still holds the school records for the long jump - both indoor and outdoor (set in 1984 and 1983 respectively).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mutigers.com/news/2000/4/4/Missouri_All_Time_Records.aspx|title = Missouri All-Time Records| date=4 April 2000 }}</ref>
+His personal best is 8.27 metres, achieved at the [[1989 African Championships in Athletics]] in [[Lagos]], the Nigerian record.<ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=Commonwealth All-Time Lists (Men) |url=http://www.gbrathletics.net/cm99.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070520070413/http://www.gbrathletics.net/cm99.htm |archive-date=2007-05-20 |access-date= |website=www.gbrathletics.net}}</ref> He also achieved 8.39 metres at the Commonwealth Games (1990). He jumped in college for the [[University of Missouri]] where he still holds the school records for the long jump - both indoor and outdoor (set in 1984 and 1983 respectively).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mutigers.com/news/2000/4/4/Missouri_All_Time_Records.aspx|title = Missouri All-Time Records| date=4 April 2000 }}</ref>
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