Uchenna Emedolu
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| Nationality | Nigerian | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 September 1976 Adazi-Ani, Aniocha, Delta, Nigeria | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 87 kg (192 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Sprints | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Woodford Green with Essex Ladies SL Benfica | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Uchenna Emedolu (born 17 September 1976) is a Nigerian retired athlete who specialised in short-distance sprints, particularly the 100 metres and the 200 metres.[1] In 100 metres his personal best time is 9.97 seconds, achieved at the 2003 All-Africa Games where he finished second. This ranks him ninth in Nigeria, behind Olusoji Fasuba, Divine Oduduru, Seun Ogunkoya, Davidson Ezinwa, Olapade Adeniken, Deji Aliu, Raymond Ekevwo and Francis Obikwelu.[2]
Emedolu participated in the
4x100 metres relay. The 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were less successful. In the individual event he did only finish in fourth place in the first rounds heat 10.46 seconds and was eliminated. In the 4x100 metres relay he, together with Onyeabor Ngwogu, Obinna Metu and Chinedu Oriala did not finish the race in the heats due to a mistake.[1]
Statistics
Personal bests
| Event | Date | Venue | Time (seconds) |
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| 60 metres | 3 February 2002 | Stuttgart, Germany | 6.66 |
| 100 metres | 12 October 2003 | Abuja, Nigeria | 9.97 |
| 200 metres | 8 September 2002 | Rieti, Italy | 20.31 |
- All information taken from IAAF Profile.[3]
References
- ^ The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Archived from the originalon 3 September 2008. Retrieved 25 August 2008.
- ^ Top 10 Fastest Men In Nigeria’s Sprint History!
- IAAF. Retrieved 5 February 2009.
External links
African Champions in men's 200 metres | |
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