Fidelis Gadzama (born 20 October 1979) is a Nigerian
athlete and Olympic medalist.
Gadzama was a part of the Nigerian team that received a silver medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the
2000 Olympics
The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 ( Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from ...
in
Sydney.
The Nigerian team finished second behind the
US team, which has later been formally disqualified from the 4x400 meters relay event at the 2000 Olympics by the
International Olympic Committee
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, due to one of the team members' use of illegal performance-enhancing drugs while competing in Sydney.
[IOC decision in the doping case of Mr. Antonio Pettigrew]
''The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games (August 2, 2008)'' (Retrieved on 27 September 2008)
On 21 July 2012, the 2000 Olympics 4 × 400 m relay medals were reallocated after the USA team was stripped of the gold medal, meaning Gadzama and Nigeria are the gold medalists.
In May 2014, he was elected as a
Labour Party Merton London Borough Council
Merton London Borough Council is the local authority for the London Borough of Merton in Greater London, England. It is one of the 32 councils that form Greater London.
History
There were previously a number of local authorities responsible ...
lor for
Cannon Hill.
References
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1979 births
Living people
Nigerian male sprinters
Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes for Nigeria
Olympic gold medalists for Nigeria
Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games competitors for Nigeria
Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field)
Councillors in the London Borough of Merton
Labour Party (UK) councillors
Nigerian expatriates in the United Kingdom
Black British politicians
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