Nduka Awazie (born 4 April 1981) 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
Eastern Michigan University (EMU, Eastern Michigan or simply Eastern), is a public research university in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Founded in 1849 as Michigan State Normal School, the school was the fourth normal school established in the United Sta ...
.
Awazie was part of the Nigerian team that won the 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 1 ...
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[Nduka Awazie]
''sports-reference.com'' (Retrieved 27 September 2008)
The Nigerian team finished second behind the
US team. The US team has since been formally disqualified from the 4x400 meters relay event at the 2000 Olympics by the
International Olympic Committee
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, due to team member
Antonio Pettigrew
Antonio Pettigrew (November 3, 1967 – August 10, 2010) was an American sprinter who specialized in the 400 meters.
Early life and career
Pettigrew was born in Macon, Georgia.
While attending St. Augustine's College in Raleigh, North Ca ...
's 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 (2 August 2008)'' (Retrieved 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 Awazie and Nigeria are the gold medalists.
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1981 births
Living people
Nigerian male sprinters
Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes for Nigeria
Eastern Michigan Eagles men's track and field athletes
Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Olympic gold medalists for Nigeria
Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field)
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