Karim Olowu

Alhaji Karim Ayinla Babalola "KAB" Olowu (OON) (7 June 1924 – 14 August 2019) was a Nigerian sprinter and long jumper. He was part of Nigeria's first delegation to the Olympic Games and the Commonwealth Games.

Olowu participated in the 1952 Summer Olympics and in the 1956 Summer Olympics. He participated in the 1950 British Empire Games. At the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, he won silver medals in long jump and the 4×110 yards relay, becoming the first Nigerian athlete to win two medals at the Commonwealth Games. 

At the 1992 Barcelona Olympics he became the first Nigerian Olympic torch bearer. He was one of Africa's oldest living Olympians.

Olowu died at a hospital in Lagos, Nigeria on 14 August 2019 at the age of 95.Nigeria: First Nigerian Commonwealth Games Medalist, Kab Olowu, Dies At 95

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Category:1924 births
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Category:Olympians for Nigeria
Category:Sprinters
Category:Long jumpers