Sunday Emmanuel (8 October 1978 – 15 January 2004 in

Kaduna Kaduna is the capital city of Kaduna State, and the former political capital of Northern Region, Nigeria, Northern Nigeria. It is located in north-western Nigeria, on the Kaduna River. It is a trade Centre and a major transportation hub as the ...

) was a Nigerian athlete who specialised in

sprinting Sprinting is running over a short distance at the top-most speed of the body in a limited period of time. It is used in many sports that incorporate running, typically as a way of quickly reaching a target or goal, or avoiding or catching an op ...

events. He represented his country in the

100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been conteste ...

at the

2000 Summer 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 ...

reaching the semi-finals. He was the runner-up in both the 100 m and

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 1995 African Junior Athletics Championships, then won both events at the 1997 edition. His foremost individual medals were a 100 m bronze medal at the 1996 African Championships in Athletics and a silver in the 200 m at the 1998 African Championships in Athletics. His personal bests are 10.06 for the 100 m, 20.45 for the 200 m and 6.52 for the

60 metres 60 metres, or 60-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field. It is a championship event for indoor championships, normally dominated by the best outdoor 100 metres runners. At outdoor venues it is a rare distance, at least for senior at ...

. He died after an auto-accident in

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Competition record

Personal bests

Outdoor *100 metres – 10.06 (Enugu 1997) *200 metres – 20.45 (-0.9 m/s) (Dakar 1998) Indoor *60 metres – 6.52 (Chemnitz 2000) *200 metres – 21.20 (Piraeus 1999)

References

1978 births 2004 deaths Sportspeople from Kaduna Nigerian male sprinters Olympic athletes for Nigeria Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games competitors for Nigeria Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1999 All-Africa Games African Games competitors for Nigeria Road incident deaths in Nigeria 20th-century Nigerian people 21st-century Nigerian people {{Nigeria-athletics-bio-stub