Oluyemi Kayode (7 July 1968 – 1 October 1994) was a Nigerian sprinter.
Kayode won the silver medal in
4 x 100 m relay at the
1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain, together with teammates
Chidi Imoh
Chukwudi "Chidi" Imoh (born 27 August 1965) is a former sprinter from Nigeria who won an Olympic silver medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1992 Summer Olympics. He also won a silver medal in the 100 metres at the 1986 Goodwill Games, f ...
,
Olapade Adeniken
Olapade Charles Adeniken (born 19 August 1969 in Osogbo) is a retired Nigerian sprinter who specialized in the 100 and 200 metres, and is the father of Michael Adeniken.
He won the silver medal in 4 x 100 m relay at the 1992 Olympic ...
and
Davidson Ezinwa
Davidson Ezinwa (born 22 November 1971) is a former sprinter from Nigeria.
He won a silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics as well as a silver medal at the 1997 World Championships, both in 4 x 100 metres relay. He also won a 60 metres si ...
. He also won a silver medal in
200 metres
The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slightl ...
at the 1993 African Championships and was Nigerian national champion on that distance in 1993 and 1994 respectively. He finished sixth in the 200 metres at the
1994 Commonwealth Games
The 1994 Commonwealth Games ( French: ''XVéme Jeux du Commonwealth'') were held in Victoria, British Columbia, from 18 to 28 August 1994. Ten types of sports were featured at the Victoria Games: athletics, aquatics, badminton, boxing, cycling, ...
.
Death
Kayode died in a car accident in Northern
Arizona
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in October 1994.
A
stadium
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in
Ado-Ekiti
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History
Ado Ewi is an ancient city, founded by Ewi Awamaro the son of Biritikolu. Awamaro (the restles ...
is named in his honor.
References
External links
Oluyemi Kayode at databaseOlympicsOluyemi Kayode at the Commonwealth Games Federation
1968 births
1994 deaths
Yoruba sportspeople
Nigerian male sprinters
Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games competitors for Nigeria
Olympic athletes for Nigeria
Olympic silver medalists for Nigeria
Road incident deaths in Arizona
Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field)
20th-century Nigerian people
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