| Ajayi Agbebaku | |
| Birth Date: | 12 June 1955 |
| Birth Place: | Benin City, Nigeria |
Ajayi Agbebaku (born 6 December 1955) is a retired Nigerian Olympian who competed in the triple jump.[1] He still holds the indoor record at the University of Missouri with his jump of 16.60 metres at the 1978 NCAA indoor championships. [2]
His personal best jump was 17.26 metres, achieved in July 1983 in Edmonton. This is the Nigerian record as well as second in Africa, only behind Ndabazinhle Mdhlongwa.[3] He holds the African indoor record with 17.00 metres, achieved in January 1982 in Dallas.[4]
| Representing | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | African Championships | Dakar, Senegal | 1st | Long jump | 7.94 m | |
| 1st | Triple jump | 16.82 m | ||||
| 1983 | Helsinki, Finland | 3rd | Triple jump | 17.18 m | ||
| 1984 | African Championships | Rabat, Morocco | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | Triple jump | 16.96 m |
| Los Angeles, United States | 7th | Triple jump | 16.67 m | |||