Meet Emmanuel Arinze-Ifeajuna, The Man On Olympic Exercise 2B Book Back In The Days:

Emmanuel Arinze Ifeajuna (1935–25 September 1967) was a Nigerian army major and high jumper. He was the first Black African to win a gold medal at an international sports event when he won at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games. His winning mark and personal best of 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) was a games record and a British Empire record at the time... See his picture after the cut.