Oluwasegun Makinde (born 6 July 1991) is a Nigeria-born Canadian athlete competing in sprinting events.
Born in Maiduguri, Nigeria, Makinde moved with his family to Canada in 1992. He was an unused relay member at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. He won the gold medal in the 200 metres at the 2013 Jeux de la Francophonie. In July 2016, he was named to Canada's Olympic team. He went to the 2018 Commonwealth Games with the Canadian team.
As of 2019, he was on the board of Athletics Canada.
Competition record Representing 2007World Youth ChampionshipsOstrava, Czech Republic22nd (sf)200 m22.702010World Junior ChampionshipsMoncton, New Brunswick, Canada12th (sf)200m21.13 w (+2.3 m/s)15th (sf)110m hurdles14.05 (+0.4 m/s)12th (h)4 × 100 m relay40.382011UniversiadeShenzhen, China5th200 m20.832013UniversiadeKazan, Russia4th200 m20.612nd (h)4 × 100 m relay39.64Disqualified in the final.Jeux de la FrancophonieNice, France1st200 m20.801st4 × 100 m relay39.142015NACAC ChampionshipsSan José, Costa Rica4th (sf)200m20.81 (+0.8 m/s)7th4 × 100 m relay39.302017UniversiadeTaipei, Taiwan25th (h)100 m10.5810th (h)4 × 100 m relay40.012018Commonwealth GamesGold Coast, Australia36th (h)100 m10.59 –4 × 100 m relayDQ
Personal best 100 metres – 10.24 (+1.4) (Toronto CAN, 11 June 2016) 200 metres – 20.51 (+1.7) (Lynchburg USA, 1 May 2014)
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