Rotimi Peters

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Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1984 Los Angeles 4 x 400 meters relay

Rotimi Peters is a retired Nigerian athlete who competed in the 400 & 4x400 meters.

He competed for Nigeria in the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, United States in the 4 x 400 meters relay where he won the bronze medal with his teammates Sunday Uti, Moses Ugbusien and Innocent Egbunike.


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