Peter Esiri

Peter Esiri is a Nigerian former athlete. He represented Nigeria in the triple jump event at the 1956 Olympics held in Melbourne.

Biography

Esiri finished third behind Ken Wilmshurst in the triple jump event at the 1954 AAA Championships.
Shortly afterwards, Esiri represented Nigeria at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver and won a silver medal in the triple jump competition, beaten again by Ken Wilmshurst who claimed the gold.
Esiri represented Nigeria at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne, where he qualified for the final round with a jump of 14.93 in the event but overstepped the board in his final attempts.