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Mary Onyali-Omagbemi
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Mary Onyali-Omagbemi - Nigerian sprinter (b. February 3, 1968) She the bronze medal in 4x100 metres relay at the 1992 Summer Olympics and in 200 metres at the 1996 Summer Olympics. She also won the 1994 Commonwealth Games. In the All-Africa Games, she won a total of 7 individual medals in the short sprints. She won 100 metres in 1991, 1995 and 2003 and took a bronze medal in 1987. Gold medals in 200 metres were taken in 1987, 1995 and 2003. Furthermore, the Nigerian 4x100m relay team won all races between 1987 and 2003.
Born Mary Onyali, she took the name Omagbemi when she married her husband, Victor Omagbemi.