Duan Asemota | |
Birth Date: | 29 August 1996 |
Sport: | Athletics |
Event: | 100 m |
Birth Place: | Montreal, Quebec Canada |
Universityteam: | Ohio State University |
Pb: | 100m: 10.03s, London, ON 2024 |
Duan Asemota (born 29 August 1996 in Montreal) is a Canadian sprinter who specializes in the 100 meters.[1] Raised in Ajax, Ontario, he was named to the Canadian Olympic Team in 2024, in both the 100 meters and 4x100m relay. He finished 4th at the 2024 Canadian Olympic Trials in the 100m. An All- American at The Ohio State University in the relay, Asemota also finished 4th at the 2019 World University Games in the 100 meters. He was named to the 4x100 team for the 2023 World Athletics Championships after finishing fifth in the 100 metres event at the Canadian Track and Field Championships a month prior.[2]
Asemota competed for Ohio State University in the United States. In 2018, he finished 2nd in the Big East championships in the 100 metres. In July 2024, Asemota was named to Canada's 2024 Olympic team.[3] [4] [5]