Chinedu Oriala

Chinedu Oriala
Personal information
Full name	Cyril Chinedu Oriala
Born	17 November 1981 (age 44); Umuahia, Abia, Nigeria
Height	168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	69 kg (152 lb)
Sport
Country	Nigeria
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	100 metres, 4 × 100 metres relay
Medal record
All-Africa Games
African Championships

Last updated January 22, 2026

Cyril Chinedu Oriala (born 17 November 1981) is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Nigeria.^[1]

Oriala represented Nigeria at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.^[2] He competed at the 4 × 100 metres relay together with Obinna Metu, Onyeabor Ngwogu and Uchenna Emedolu. In their qualification heat they did not finish due to a mistake in the baton exchange and they were eliminated.^[1]

References

1 2 "Athlete biography: Chinedu Oriala". beijing2008.cn. Archived from the original on 9 September 2008. Retrieved 29 August 2008.
↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Chinedu Oriala". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.

External links

Chinedu Oriala at World Athletics
Chinedu Oriala at Olympics.com
Chinedu Oriala at Olympedia
Chinedu Oriala at InterSportStats
Chinedu Oriala at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)

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[beijing-1] 1 2 "Athlete biography: Chinedu Oriala". beijing2008.cn. Archived from the original on 9 September 2008. Retrieved 29 August 2008.

[2] Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Chinedu Oriala". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.

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