Emmanuel Okoli (born 13 November 1973) is a retired

Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...

n sprinter who specialized in the

400 metres The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics (sport), athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor runn ...

. Okoli finished fifth in

4 x 400 metres relay 4 (four) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 3 and preceding 5. It is the smallest semiprime and composite number, and is considered unlucky in many East Asian cultures. In mathematics Four is the smallest c ...

at the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

with teammates

Hassan Bosso Hassan Bosso (born 10 September 1969) is a retired Nigerian sprinter. Bosso finished fifth in 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1992 Summer Olympics with teammates Emmanuel Okoli, Sunday Bada and Udeme Ekpeyong Udeme Sam Ekpeyong (born 28 M ...

Sunday Bada Sunday Bada (22 June 1969 – 12 December 2011) 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 secon ...

and

Udeme Ekpeyong Udeme Sam Ekpeyong (born 28 March 1973) is a retired Nigerian sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres. Ekpeyong won a bronze medal in 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1995 World Championships, together with teammates Kunle Adejuyigbe, Ju ...

.Athletics - men's 4x400 m - Full Olympians
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* 1973 births Living people Nigerian male sprinters Igbo sportspeople Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Olympic athletes for Nigeria Commonwealth Games competitors for Nigeria 20th-century Nigerian people {{Nigeria-athletics-bio-stub