UNIVERSITY of Michigan’s NCAA Collegiate Graduate, Dubem Amene, has decided to hang his spikes after fulfilling a lifelong dream of becoming an Olympian.
Born in America but switched allegiance to Nigeria, Dubem started competing for Motherland at the age of 18, where he was a part of the mixed 4x400m relay squad that made it to the semi-finals at the Tokyo 2021 Olympics.
Amene, who graduated in June with a degree in Economics, has now secured the bag and will be joining one of the Fortune 500 companies in America.
He was part of the Nigerian quartet of Ifeanyi Ojeli, Ezekiel Nathaniel, and Chidi Okezie who qualified for the Paris Olympics 4x400m final, having finished second in heat 2 with a Season’s Best of 2:59.81.
Amene, alongside Nathaniel, Patience George, and Imaobong Nse Uko also finished sixth in the mixed relay at the 2022 World Championships in Oregon, and he is a two-time African Championships finalist.
He has a career Personal Best (PB) of 45.36s (third fastest by a Nigerian this season) and remains one of the country’s most consistent quarter-milers in 2024, helping the country secure the 4x400m Paris Olympics ticket in the Bahamas on Day 1.
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