Cyprian Enweani
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Cyprian Enweani (born March 19, 1964, in Copenhagen, Denmark) is a Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, resident and 1989 inductee into the Saskatoon Sports Hall of Fame for his career as sprinter. His most notable athletic accomplishment was appearing as a member of the Canadian Olympic Team at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea where he competed in the 200 metres sprint and the 4 x 100 metres relay.[1]
Biography
After hearing Diane Jones-Konihowski speak after the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Cyprian Enweani began sprinting at the age of 12. By age 17, he was on the Saskatchewan Canada Games team and became the high school record holder in the 200m and 400m distances in 1982. In 1983, he participated at the Pan-American Games as a member of the 4 x 100 metre relay team, which came in fourth. During his tenure at the University of Saskatchewan, where he studied and graduated from the college of medicine, Enweani set school and Canada West records in the 60m (6.84 seconds set on March 3, 1984), 200m (21.27 seconds set on February 15, 1987), and 300m (33.56 seconds set on February 3, 1984). In 1988, Enweani competed at the Summer Olympics. Though he was ninth overall in the 200 metres—he did not make it past the semi-finals—Enweani set a new Saskatchewan 200 metres record in each heat he ran, with his final race clocking in at 20.57 seconds, a personal best. Enweani was also a member of the 4 x 100 metres relay team at the 1988 Olympics, which came in 7th.
In 1989, he was named Kinsmen Athlete of the Year. That same year, he competed at the World University Games where he met Vanessa Monar, fellow athlete and U of S student. Four years later, in 1993, they would marry. Enweani coached his wife for the rest of her career as a long jumper. He graduated from the U of S in 1989 with a degree in medicine and today practices in Saskatoon as a family and sports doctor.
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Cyprian Enweani". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 4, 2016.
External links
- Cyprian Enweani at World Athletics
- Cyprian Enweani at Athletics Canada
- Cyprian Enweani at Team Canada
- Cyprian Enweani at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Cyprian Enweani at Olympics.com
- Cyprian Enweani at Olympedia (archive)
- Saskatoon Sports Hall of Fame Profile
- University of Saskatchewan Track and Field Records
- Canada West Track and Field Records
- Sports Medicine and Science Council of Saskatchewan Directory
- Saskatoon Blades Staff
- 1964 births
- Living people
- Athletes from Copenhagen
- Black Canadian sportsmen
- Black Canadian track and field athletes
- Pan American Games track and field athletes for Canada
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1983 Pan American Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1990 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Canada
- Track and field athletes from Saskatoon
- Canadian male sprinters
- Danish emigrants to Canada
- Olympic track and field athletes for Canada
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Canada
- Canadian sportspeople of Nigerian descent
- Saskatchewan Huskies players
- University of Saskatchewan alumni
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- FISU World University Games silver medalists for Canada
- Medalists at the 1985 Summer Universiade
- 20th-century Canadian sportsmen