Oluyemi Kayode
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| silver | 1992 Barcelona | 4 x 100 meter relay |
Oluyemi Kayode (born July 7, 1968 , † October 1, 1994 in Arizona ) was a Nigerian sprinter whose special routes were the 100 and 200 meter run .
Sporting successes
Kayode celebrated his greatest success at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona in the 4 x 100 meter relay : he won the silver medal together with Chidi Imoh , Olapade Adeniken and Davidson Ezinwa and only had to face the US in 37.98 seconds -American team around Carl Lewis and Leroy Burrell (37.40 seconds) give up.
Kayode won another silver medal at the 1993 African Championships in the 200-meter run , a course on which he was also national champion in 1993 and 1994.
Best times
- 100-meter run - 10.31 s (1994)
- 200 meter run - 20.42 s (1993)
Others
Kayode died in a traffic accident in northern Arizona in October 1994.
With a height of 1.80 meters, Kayode's competition weight was 75 kg.
Web links
- Oluyemi Kayode in the database of World Athletics (English)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Kayode, Oluyemi |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Nigerian sprinter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 7th July 1968 |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 1, 1994 |
| Place of death | Arizona |