Oluwatobiloba Ayomide “Tobi” Amusan, a track and field athlete from Nigeria who specializes in the 100-meter hurdles and also competes as a sprinter, was born on April 23, 1997.

She won the 100-meter hurdles event at the 2022 World Athletics Championships, breaking the previous world mark twice (12.12 in the semifinal and 12.06 in the final).

Tobi Amusa children: Does Tobi Amusa have kids?

Currently, Amusa has no children. She hopes in settling down in the future.

She won the competition two times at the African Games and was the African and Commonwealth champion in 2018.

In the 100-meter hurdles, she won the Diamond League Trophy in Zurich in 2021.

Amusan won the 2022 Diamond League competition in Paris to start her 2022 season, setting an African record by 0.01s with a timing of 12.41s.

At the 2022 African Championships in Mauritius, she won gold in the 100-meter hurdles by successfully defending her title in 12.57 seconds ( wind-aided). She participated in the women’s 4100m and took first place.

She participated in a Diamond League competition later that year and placed second with a timing of 12.60 seconds, trailing only Olympic winner Jasmine Camacho-Quinn.

After two consecutive 4th-place results, Amusan entered the 2022 World Championships as a medal contender. She beat her previous record in the heats by 0.01s, running a new personal best of 12.40s. She established a new world record of in the semifinal.

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