Olapade Adeniken
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| Nationality | Nigerian | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 August 1969 Osogbo, Osun, Nigeria | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Sprints | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | UTEP Miners, El Paso | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Olapade Charles Adeniken (born 19 August 1969) is a Nigerian former sprinter who specialized in the 100 and 200 metres, and competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics, 1992 Summer Olympics and the 1996 Summer Olympics.[1]
Biography
Adeniken won the silver medal in 4 × 100 m relay at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain, together with teammates Chidi Imoh, Oluyemi Kayode and Davidson Ezinwa.[1]
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).[2] 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.[2]
Adeniken finished second behind John Regis in the 200 metres event at the British 1990 AAA Championships.[3][4]
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| Representing Nigeria | |||||
| 1988 | World Junior Championships | Sudbury, Canada | 4th | 100 m | 10.40 (wind: -2.8 m/s) |
| 2nd | 200 m | 20.88 w (wind: +4.2 m/s) | |||
| 2nd | 4 × 100 m 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 × 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 × 100 m relay | 38.07 |
Track records
As of 6 September 2024, Adenkien holds the following track records for 100 metres and 200 metres.
100 metres
| Location | Time | Windspeed m/s |
Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sestriere | 9.92 | +2.8 | 29/07/1995 |
200 metres
| Location | Time | Windspeed m/s |
Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Springs, Colorado |
20.00 | +3.4 | 23/05/1992 |
References
- ^ a b "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
- ^ a b Commonwealth All-Time Lists (Men) Archived 2007-05-20 at the Wayback Machine - GBR Athletics
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
- ^ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 28 June 2025.