Olapade Adeniken
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's Athletics | ||
Representing  Nigeria
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| Olympic Games | ||
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1992 Barcelona | 4x100 m relay |
| World Championships | ||
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1997 Athens | 4x100 m relay |
Olapade Charles Adeniken (born 19 August 1969 in Osogbo) is a retired Nigerian sprinter who specialized in the 100 and 200 metres, and is the father of Michael Adeniken.
He won the silver medal in 4 x 100 m relay at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain, together with teammates Chidi Imoh, Oluyemi Kayode and Davidson Ezinwa.
He was the first Nigerian sprinter to break the 10-second barrier in the 100 metres;his personal best time was 9.95 seconds, achieved in April 1994 in El Paso. This ranks him third in Nigeria, only behind Olusoji Fasuba (9.85 s) and Davidson Ezinwa (9.94 s).[1] In 200 metres his personal best time was 20.11 seconds, achieved in June 1992 in Austin. This ranks him third in Nigeria, only behind Francis Obikwelu and Daniel Effiong, and fifth in Africa, behind Frankie Fredericks, Obikwelu, Stéphan Buckland and Effiong.[1]
Achievements
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Nigeria
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| 1988 | World Junior Championships | Sudbury, Canada | 4th | 100m | 10.40 (wind: -2.8 m/s) |
| 2nd | 200m | 20.88 w (wind: +4.2 m/s) | |||
| 2nd | 4×100m relay | 39.66 | |||
| 1989 | Universiade | Duisburg, West Germany | 2nd | 100 m | 10.35 |
| 1991 | World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 5th | 200 m | 20.51 |
| 1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 6th | 100 m | 10.12 |
| 5th | 200 m | 20.50 | |||
| 2nd | 4 x 100 m relay | 37.98 | |||
| 1994 | Commonwealth Games | Victoria, Canada | 6th | 100 m | 10.11 |
| 1995 | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 7th | 100 m | 10.20 |
| 1997 | World Championships | Athens, Greece | 2nd | 4 x 100 m relay | 38.07 |
Track records
[edit]As of 6 September 2024, Adenkien holds the following track records for 100 metres and 200 metres.
100 metres
[edit]| Location | Time | Windspeed m/s |
Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sestriere | 9.92 | + 2.8 | 29/07/1995 |
200 metres
[edit]| Location | Time | Windspeed m/s |
Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Springs, Colorado |
20.00 | + 3.4 | 23/05/1992 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Commonwealth All-Time Lists (Men) Archived 2007-05-20 at the Wayback Machine - GBR Athletics
External links
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African Champions in men's 200 metres | |
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