Olapade Adeniken

Olapade Adeniken

Personal information
Nationality	Nigerian
Born	19 August 1969 Osogbo, Osun, Nigeria
Height	186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Sprints
Club	UTEP Miners, El Paso
Medal record Men's Athletics Representing   Nigeria Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona 4 × 100 m relay World Championships 1997 Athens 4 × 100 m relay

Olapade Charles Adeniken (born 19 August 1969) is a Nigerian former sprinter who specialized in the 100 and 200 metres, and competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics, 1992 Summer Olympics and the 1996 Summer Olympics. ^[1]

Biography

Adeniken won the silver medal in 4 × 100 m relay at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain, together with teammates Chidi Imoh, Oluyemi Kayode and Davidson Ezinwa. ^[1]

He was the first Nigerian sprinter to break the 10-second barrier in the 100 metres;his personal best time was 9.95 seconds, achieved in April 1994 in El Paso. This ranks him third in Nigeria, only behind Olusoji Fasuba (9.85 s) and Davidson Ezinwa (9.94 s). ^[2] In 200 metres his personal best time was 20.11 seconds, achieved in June 1992 in Austin. This ranks him third in Nigeria, only behind Francis Obikwelu and Daniel Effiong, and fifth in Africa, behind Frankie Fredericks, Obikwelu, Stéphan Buckland and Effiong. ^[2]

Adeniken finished second behind John Regis in the 200 metres event at the British 1990 AAA Championships. ^{[3] [4]}

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing   Nigeria
1988	World Junior Championships	Sudbury, Canada	4th	100 m	10.40 (wind: -2.8 m/s)
			2nd	200 m	20.88 w(wind: +4.2 m/s)
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	39.66
1989	Universiade	Duisburg, West Germany	2nd	100 m	10.35
1991	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	5th	200 m	20.51
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	6th	100 m	10.12
			5th	200 m	20.50
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	37.98
1994	Commonwealth Games	Victoria, Canada	6th	100 m	10.11
1995	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	7th	100 m	10.20
1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece	2nd	4 × 100 m relay	38.07

Track records

As of 6 September 2024, Adenkien holds the following track records for 100 metres and 200 metres.

100 metres

Location	Time	Windspeed m/s	Date
Sestriere	9.92	+2.8	29/07/1995

200 metres

Location	Time	Windspeed m/s	Date
Colorado Springs, Colorado	20.00	+3.4	23/05/1992

References

1. "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
2. Commonwealth All-Time Lists (Men) Archived 2007-05-20 at the Wayback Machine - GBR Athletics
3. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
4. "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 28 June 2025.

External links

• Olapade Adeniken at World Athletics