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{{Short description|Danish-Canadian sprinter}}
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'''Cyprian Enweani''' (born March 19, 1964, in [[Copenhagen, Denmark]]) is a [[Saskatoon]], [[Saskatchewan]], resident and 1989 inductee into the [[Saskatoon Sports Hall of Fame]] for his career as sprinter. His most notable athletic accomplishment was appearing as a member of the [[Canada at the 1988 Summer Olympics|Canadian Olympic Team]] at the [[1988 Summer Olympics]] in [[Seoul, Korea]] where he competed in the [[200 metres]] sprint and the [[4 × 100 metres]] relay.<ref>{{cite Sports-Reference}}</ref>

==Biography==
After hearing [[Diane Jones-Konihowski]] speak after the [[1976 Summer Olympics]] in Montreal, Cyprian Enweani began sprinting at the age of 12. By age 17, he was on the Saskatchewan [[Canada Games]] team and became the high school record holder in the 200 m and 400 m distances in 1982. In 1983, he participated at the [[Pan-American Games]] as a member of the 4 × 100 metre relay team, which came in fourth. During his tenure at the [[University of Saskatchewan]], where he studied and graduated from the college of medicine, Enweani set school and Canada West records in the 60 m (6.84 seconds set on March 3, 1984), 200 m (21.27 seconds set on February 15, 1987), and 300 m (33.56 seconds set on February 3, 1984). In 1988, Enweani competed at the Summer Olympics. Though he was ninth overall in the 200 metres—he did not make it past the semi-finals—Enweani set a new Saskatchewan 200 metres record in each heat he ran, with his final race clocking in at 20.57 seconds, a personal best. Enweani was also a member of the 4 × 100 metres relay team at the 1988 Olympics, which came in 7th.

In 1989, he was named Kinsmen Athlete of the Year. That same year, he competed at the [[World University Games]] where he met [[Vanessa Monar]], fellow athlete and U of S student. Four years later, in 1993, they would marry. Enweani coached his wife for the rest of her career as a [[long jumper]]. He graduated from the U of S in 1989 with a degree in medicine and today practices in Saskatoon as a family and sports doctor.

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==External links==
* {{World Athletics|14174303}}
* {{Athletics Canada|cyprian-enweani}}
* {{Team Canada|cyprian-enweani}}
* {{CGF}}
* {{Olympics.com profile}}
* {{Olympedia}}
* [http://www.saskatoonsportshalloffame.com/class/1989/cyprian_enweani.php Saskatoon Sports Hall of Fame Profile]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20030927172136/http://www.usask.ca/physed/huskies/track_field_site/huskiemenrecords.pdf University of Saskatchewan Track and Field Records]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060721200001/http://www.umanitoba.ca/cwtrack2004/history.shtml Canada West Track and Field Records]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070313135433/http://www.smscs.ca/directorymedicine.html Sports Medicine and Science Council of Saskatchewan Directory]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060524053958/http://www.saskatoonblades.com/staff.php Saskatoon Blades Staff]

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