Personal information | |
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Nationality | Sierra Leonean |
Born | 23 April 1956 |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | Decathlon |
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]