Adewale Oluson Olukoju (born 27 July 1968) is a Nigerian athlete who competed in

discus throw The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field event in which an athlete throws a heavy disk (mathematics), disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than their competitors. It is an classical antiqui ...

and

shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. The shot put competition for men has been a part of the modern Olympics since their revival in 1896, and women's ...

. He was very prominent in African athletics in the late 1980s and early 1990s, winning four gold medals in total at the

All-Africa Games The African Games, formally known as the All-Africa Games or the Pan African Games, are a continental multi-sport event held every four years, organized by the African Union (AU) with the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (AN ...

. His personal best discus throw is 67.80 metres, which he achieved in May 1991. Olukoju is married to sprinter

Fatima Yusuf Fatima Yusuf-Olukoju (born 2 May 1971 in Owo, Ondo) is a retired Nigerian athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres during her career. She won 400 metres race in the 1991 All-Africa Games and was second in the 200 metres race. She is marr ...

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* * * 1968 births Living people People from Zaria Nigerian male shot putters Nigerian male discus throwers Olympic male discus throwers Olympic athletes of Nigeria Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Nigeria Commonwealth Games gold medallists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 1990 Commonwealth Games African Games gold medalists for Nigeria African Games silver medalists for Nigeria African Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1987 All-Africa Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1991 All-Africa Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1995 All-Africa Games Universiade gold medalists for Nigeria Universiade silver medalists for Nigeria Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Medalists at the 1991 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 1993 Summer Universiade World Athletics Championships athletes for Nigeria Japan Championships in Athletics winners Yoruba sportspeople Commonwealth Games competitors for Nigeria 20th-century Nigerian people {{Nigeria-athletics-bio-stub