Uchenna Emedolu (born 17 September 1976, in Adazi-Ani) is a retired Nigerian 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]
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's Athletics | ||
Representing  Nigeria
| ||
| Olympic Games | ||
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2004 Athens | 4x100 m relay |
| All-Africa Games | ||
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2003 Abuja | 200 m |
Emedolu participated in the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics. In 2004 he achieved a semi-final place in the individual 100 metres. Together with Olusoji Fasuba, Aaron Egbele and Deji Aliu he won the bronze medal 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
editPersonal bests
edit| Event | Date | Venue | Time (seconds) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
edit- ^ a b "Athlete biography: Uchenna Emedolu". Beijing2008.cn. The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Archived from the original on 3 September 2008. Retrieved 25 August 2008.
- ^ Top 10 Fastest Men In Nigeria’s Sprint History!
- ^ "Emedolu, Uchenna biography". IAAF. Retrieved 5 February 2009.
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