Columba Blango

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

Columba Blango
Personal information
NationalitySierra Leonean
Born (1956-04-23) 23 April 1956
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Decathlon

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]

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.
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