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Saul Weigopwa (born 14 June 1984 in Song, Nigeria) is a Nigerian athlete, who specializes in the 400 m, where his personal best is 45.00s (a result he has achieved twice).
At the 2004 Summer Olympic Games Weigopwa competed in 400 m, where he was knocked out in the semi-finals with 45.67s. He was also part of the Nigerian team that won the bronze medal in 4 × 400 m relay.
James Stephen Baulch is a retired Welsh sprint athlete and television presenter. He won the 400 metres gold medal at the 1999 World Indoor Championships. As a member of British 4 × 400 metres relay teams, he won a gold medal at the 1997 World Championships, and got the silver medal at the 1996 Olympic Games. He represented Wales at the Commonwealth Games where he got an individual silver and a bronze medal in the 4 × 400 m relay.
Jerome Young is an American former track and field sprinter who specialized in the 400-meter dash. He won gold medals with the United States 4 × 400-meter relay team at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics and 1997 World Championships in Athletics, but was later stripped of these medals due to doping and was ultimately banned from the sport. He also was the heats runner for the relay team at the 2000 Summer Olympics, where the Americans won gold, but this medal was rescinded as well.
James Godday is a Nigerian athlete who specializes in 400 metres. He was born in Kaduna.
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Jude Monye is a Nigerian athlete who specializes in the 400 metres. He is of Onicha-Ugbo, Delta State of Nigeria origin. Monye came to the United States to attend Mississippi State University, where he obtained a degree in geology. While attending school, he won the diversity visa lottery and was allowed to become a legal permanent resident of the United States. He became a citizen on 20 February 2004.
Sunday Bada was a Nigerian sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres event. He won three medals at the World Indoor Championships, including a gold medal in 1997. His personal best time was 44.63 seconds, and with 45.51 seconds indoor he holds the African indoor record. He set a national record in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2000 Olympics, where the Nigerian team also won gold medals after the disqualification of the US team who had finished first.
Enefiok Udo-Obong, also known as Enee, is a Nigerian sprinter and accomplished athlete. He is also a writer, speaker, businessman, and administrator.
Nigeria competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States.
The men's 400 metres at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics was held on August 9, 10 and 12 at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium. The winning margin was 0.42 seconds.
Folashade Abigeal Abugan is a Nigerian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. She was the 400 m bronze medalist at the 2007 All-Africa Games and improved to the silver medal at the 2008 African Championships, where she set a personal best time of 50.89 seconds. She won gold medals at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics and the 2009 African Junior Athletics Championships.
Nduka Awazie is a Nigerian athlete and Olympic medalist and the 400 meters world Junior Champion. He won the world junior title at the 8th IAAF World Junior Championship held in 1998 Annecy, France. He attended Eastern Michigan University.
Fidelis Gadzama is a Nigerian athlete and Olympic medalist.
Conrad Williams is a British track and field sprinter who competes in the 400 metres and 4×400 m relay. He holds a personal best of 45.02 seconds for the individual event.
Chidi Anthony Okezie is a sprinter. Born in the United States, he competes internationally for Nigeria. He is a two-time African Championships bronze medallist in the 400 metres.
Abbas Abubakar Abbas is a Nigerian-born Bahraini athlete sprinter who competes internationally for Bahrain. He was the silver medallist in the 400 metres at the 2014 Asian Games. He has a personal best of 44.90 seconds for the event.
Abiola Temi-Tope Onakoya is a Nigerian sprinter specialising in the 400 metres. He represented his country in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2013 World Championships and 2016 World Indoor Championships.
Orukpe Erayokan is a Nigerian sprinter. His main event is the 400 metres. He is a two-time All-Africa Games finalist.
Saúl Ordóñez Gavela is a Spanish middle-distance runner specialising in the 800 metres. He won a bronze medal at the 2018 World Indoor Championships. Earlier he won a silver at the 2015 European U23 Championships. He holds the Spanish national record in the distance with 1:43.65.
Flirtisha Harris is an American sprinter. She won first place in the 200 m and the 4 × 100 m relay race at the 1993 Summer Universiade. At the 1995 IAAF World Indoor Championships, she was a bronze medalist in the 4 × 400 m relay, along with her teammates Nelrae Pasha, Tanya Dooley, and Kim Graham. In the 1995 Pan American Games, Harris came in third in the 400 m, first in the 4x100 relay, and second in the 4 × 400 m relay. Harris attended Seton Hall University where she was named 1992 female athlete of the year, and she won the NCAA championships indoor and outdoor 400 m races in 1994.
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