Karim Olowu

[4] He attended Saint Paul's Primary School, Breadfruit Lagos where in 1936 he began his sporting career represented his school in the Empire Day Athletics in commemoration of the British Empire Day, which was celebrated in Britain and its colonies before the independence in 1960.He later attended CMS Grammar School, Lagos where he was the sports prefect (Prefectus Ludorum).He started working as a civil servant before he won a Federal Government scholarship to study Physical Education in Loughborough College Leicestershire, England in 1952.After he retired from his athletics career, Olowu worked in the Nigerian Prison system but his love for sports was never far behind.Olowu died on 14 August 2019 at his daughters family hospital and was buried the next day according to Muslim rites.
Lagos, NigeriaAlma materLoughborough College100 meters4x100 metersLong jumpOlympic finalsCommonwealth finalsathleticsNigeriaCommonwealth GamesBritish Empire and Commonwealth Games1954 Vancouver4x110 yards relaysprinterlong jumper1952 Summer Olympics1956 Summer Olympics1950 British Empire Games1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games4×110 yards relay1992 Barcelona OlympicsOlympic torchMadam TinubuYorubaEmpire DayCMS Grammar School, Lagos8th Commonwealth Games1976 Summer OlympicsapartheidSouth Africa1973 All-Africa GamesOfficer of the Order of NigerMallon, BillSports Reference LLC