Adegboyega Folaranmi Adedoyin

[2] He came to the United Kingdom in 1942 to study at Queen's University of Belfast where he graduated in medicine in 1949.

[3] He won the 1947 AAA Championships in Loughborough in the high jump with a clearance of 1.93 metres.

[4] Adedoyin featured in a 1947 newsreel by Pathé News focusing on university sports.

In the footage, he is described as 'a good bet to represent Britain at the Olympic Games'.

[6] The sheer number of competitors in the high jump meant that the event seemed endless.