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Aaron Egbele (born 29 January 1979, in Benin City) is a Nigerian sprinter. Egbele was a part of the Nigerian team that won the bronze medal in the 2004 Olympics 4 x 100 metres relay.
In the 2003 World Championships in Paris, he competed in both 100 and 200 metres, but was knocked out in the heats.
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Uchenna Emedolu is a retired Nigerian athlete who specialised in short-distance sprints, particularly the 100 metres and the 200 metres. 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.
Beatrice Utondu is a former sprinter from Nigeria who won an Olympic bronze medal in 4 x 100 metres relay in Barcelona 1992. She specialized in the 100 metres event, setting her personal best of 11.40 seconds during the 1991 World Championships and becoming the African champion in the event in 1993.
Daniel Effiong is a retired male sprinter from Nigeria.
Chukwudi "Chidi" Imoh is a former sprinter from Nigeria who won an Olympic silver medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1992 Summer Olympics. He also won a silver medal in the 100 metres at the 1986 Goodwill Games, finished behind Ben Johnson and ahead of Carl Lewis. He won a 60 metres bronze medal at the 1991 World Indoor Championships, and he became African champion in 1984 and 1985.
Davidson Ezinwa is a former sprinter from Nigeria.
Charity Opara-Asonze is a former Nigerian track and field athlete who mainly competed in the 400 metres. She was in particular a successful relay runner, winning the silver medal at the 1996 Olympics.
Deji Aliu is a Nigerian sprinter. He won the 100 metres event at the 2003 All-Africa Games. He also took fourth place in the event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games.
The 2nd All-Africa Games – Lagos 1973 were played from January 7, 1973, to January 18, 1973, in Lagos, Nigeria.
Endurance Ojokolo is a former Nigerian athlete who specialized in the 100 metres.
Christy Opara-Thompson is a Nigerian athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres. She competed for Nigeria in the 1992 Summer Olympics held in Barcelona, Spain, where she won the bronze medal in the 4 x 100 metres with her teammates Beatrice Utondu, Faith Idehen and Mary Onyali.
Olapade Charles Adeniken is a retired Nigerian sprinter who specialized in the 100 and 200 metres, and is the father of Michael Adeniken.
Mercy Akpanchang Nku Esimoneze is a retired Nigerian sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres.
Gloria E. Kemasuode Ubiebor is a female track and field sprint athlete, who competes internationally for Nigeria.
Ogho-Oghene Omano Egwero is a Nigerian sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.
Stephanie Kalu is an American born Nigerian sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres, 200 metres and 4 x 100 metres. She has represented Nigeria at several meets including the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics, 2013 Summer Universiade and the 2013 World Championships in Athletics. She will also compete at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics while representing Nigeria.
Oluwatobiloba Ayomide "Tobi" Amusan is a Nigerian track and field athlete who specialises in the 100 metres hurdles and also competes as a sprinter. Amusan is the current world record holder in the 100 metres hurdles with a time of 12.12 seconds which she set at the 2022 women's 100 metres hurdles semi final in Eugene Oregon. She is the current Commonwealth and African champion in the 100 m hurdles, as well as the meet record holder in those two competitions. Amusan became the first ever Nigerian world champion and world record holder in an athletics event when she won the 2022 World Championships 100 m hurdles gold medal, setting the current world record of 12.12 seconds (+0.9m/s) in the semi-final, followed up by a 12.06 seconds (+2.5m/s) in the final. She won back-to-back Commonwealth and African titles in 2018 and 2022 in the 100 m hurdles and is also a two-time African Games champion in the event. She is also the current Diamond league champion in the 100 metres hurdles having won the final in 12.33 seconds (+1.8m/s) achieving a winning streak in 2021, 2022 and 2023.
Ngozi Whitney Onwumere, also known as Betty Onwumere is an American– Nigerian sprinter and bobsledder who competes internationally for Nigeria. In track, Onwumere specializes in the 100 metres, 200 metres, 400 metres and 4 x 100 metres relay. Ngozi claimed gold alongside Blessing Okagbare, Lawretta Ozoh and Cecilia Francis in the 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2015 All-Africa Games in Brazzaville, Congo. She also represented Nigeria at the 2015 IAAF World Relays in Nassau, Bahamas. She represented Nigeria at the 2018 Winter Olympics in 2-women bobsled.
Yaqoob Salem Eid Yaqoob is a Bahraini sprinter. He holds the national record for 200m.
Onyinye Chikezie is a retired Nigerian female sprinter who specialised in 100 metres. She won a gold medal in the 1990 African Championships in Cairo. Her personal best in 100 metres was 11.56. She also competed in the 1992 World Junior Championships in Athletics in Seoul in 100 metres, 200 metres and was part of Nigeria's 4×100 metres relay women's team, without progressing to the finals in any of these events.
Rosemary Chukwuma is a Nigerian sprinter. She won a bronze medal in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2018 Commonwealth Games as well as a gold medal in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2019 African Games. In 2018, she won a gold medal in the 100 metres at the Summer Youth Olympics, clocking 11.17 seconds.
