Columba Blango (politician)

For his son of the same name, see Columba Blango (paralympian).
Columba Blango
Personal information
NationalitySierra Leonean
Born (1956-04-23) 23 April 1956 (age 68)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventDecathlon

Columba Blango (born 23 April 1956) is a Sierra Leonean–British politician and former athlete. He competed in the men's decathlon at the 1980 Summer Olympics.[1]

He later moved to the United Kingdom and served as a Liberal Democrat councillor and Mayor of Southwark.[2] He became the Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate for Camberwell and Peckham, standing at the 2010 United Kingdom general election.[3] He was able to achieve a 1.9% increase in votes from the previous year, ultimately winning 22.4% of the vote, but was defeated by Harriet Harman of the Labour Party.[4] His son of the same name won a bronze medal at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[5]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Columba Blango Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Blango's now running for office". The Independent. 18 April 2010. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  3. ^ jonathanwallace (9 January 2010), Columba Blango Lib Dem candidate Camberwell and Peckham, retrieved 25 March 2019
  4. ^ "BBC News | Election 2010 | Constituency | Camberwell & Peckham". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  5. ^ "From Primark to the podium: Columba Blango wins Paralympic bronze". The Guardian. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
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