Saul Weigopwa (born 14 June 1984 in

Song A song is a musical composition intended to be performed by the human voice. This is often done at distinct and fixed pitches (melodies) using patterns of sound and silence. Songs contain various forms, such as those including the repetitio ...

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 ...

) is a Nigerian

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, who specializes in the

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, where his personal best is 45.00s (a result he has achieved twice). At the

2004 Summer Olympic Games The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

Weigopwa competed in

, where he was knocked out in the semi-finals with 45.67s. He was also part of the Nigerian team that won the

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Nigerian male sprinters 1984 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Olympic athletes for Nigeria Olympic bronze medalists for Nigeria Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) African Games silver medalists for Nigeria African Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 All-Africa Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Nigeria 21st-century Nigerian people {{Nigeria-athletics-bio-stub