Adekundo Adesoji

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Adekundo Adesoji
Medal record
Track and field (athletics)
Representing Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Paralympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2004 Athens Men's 100 metres - T12
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2004 Athens Men's 200 metres - T12
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2004 Athens Men's 400 metres - T12

Adekundo Adesoji is a paralympic athlete from Nigeria competing mainly in category T12 sprint events.

Adekundo only ever competed at one Paralympics, the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens but it was a very successful games as he took a clean sweep of the T12 sprint gold medals, with gold in the 100m, 200m and 400m. [1]

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