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Karim Olowu

Nigerian long jumper and sprinter (1924-2019)
Person human Q18169220

Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[9]
Date of birth
June 7, 1924
Date of death
August 14, 2019
Place of birth
Lagos
Place of death
Lagos
Country of citizenship
Nigeria[6]
Occupation
athletics competitor
Educated at
CMS Grammar School, Lagos[7]
Award received
Officer of the Order of the Niger, Civil Division[8]
Country for sport
Nigeria[16]
Family name
Olowu[12]
Given name
Karim[13]
Nickname
KAB[15]
Participant in
1956 Summer Olympics[14]
Residence
Surulere[10]
Sport
athletics[11]
Sports discipline competed in
long jump, track relay race, sprinting[17][18][19]
🏷️ Also known as
en Karim Olowu nl Karimu Ayinla Babalola Olowu ru Карим Олову ru Олову, Карим tr Kerim Olowu
🔖 Identifiers · 12
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Karim Olowu at his 90th birthday in 2014.jpg ↗
Athletics Podium person ID
8282
Commonwealth Games Federation athlete ID (archived)
35699
Freebase ID
/m/013181xx
InterSportStats athlete ID
3000011521
Olympedia people ID
74056
Olympic.org athlete ID (archived)
karimu-babalola-olowu
Olympics.com athlete ID
karimu-babalola-olowu
Prabook ID
2568970
Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID (archived)
ol/karim-olowu-1
Tilastopaja male athlete ID
114432
World Athletics athlete ID
14554924

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Sports discipline competed in 3
long jump, sprinting, track relay race
Country for sport 1
Nigeria
Country of citizenship 1
Nigeria
Given name 1
Karim
Instance of 1
human
Occupation 1
athletics competitor
Participant in 1
1956 Summer Olympics
Place of birth 1
Lagos
Place of death 1
Lagos
Residence 1
Surulere
Sex or gender 1
male
Sport 1
athletics
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Summary

Karim Olowu was born on June 7, 1924[1], in Lagos[2]. He died on August 14, 2019[3], in Lagos[4]. He worked as an athletics competitor[5].

FAQs

Where was Karim Olowu born?

Karim Olowu's place of birth was Lagos[2].

Where did Karim Olowu die?

Karim Olowu passed away in Lagos[4].

What did Karim Olowu do for work?

Karim Olowu worked as an athletics competitor[5].

Where did Karim Olowu go to school?

Karim Olowu was educated at CMS Grammar School, Lagos[7].

What awards did Karim Olowu receive?

Honors received include Officer of the Order of the Niger, Civil Division[8].

Related Entities

Nigeria

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . completesports.com. completesports.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . Olympedia. wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . World Athletics database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · WikiTrackBot · 2026-11-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Athletics Podium person ID → 8282
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  2. 4w ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'de', 'en', 'fr', 'ha', 'ig', 'ru', 'simple', 'tr']
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  3. 10w ago · WikiTrackBot · 2026-08-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Participant in → 1956 Summer Olympics
    Residence → Surulere
    Occupation → athletics competitor
    Given name → Karim
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Tilastopaja male athlete ID: 114432, add P3884 (114432) via [[toolforge:trackbot|wa2paja]]"
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