Adewale Olukoju
Appearance
Adewale Olukoju (born 27 July 1968) is a Nigerian athlete who competed in discus throw and shot put. He was very prominent in African athletics in the late 1980s and early 1990s, winning four gold medals in total at the All-Africa Games.
His personal best discus throw is 67.80 metres, which he achieved in May 1991. Olukoju is married to sprinter Fatima Yusuf.
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1986 | World Junior Championships | Athens, Greece | 6th | Shot put | 17.19 m |
7th | Discus | 54.00 m | |||
1987 | All-Africa Games | Nairobi, Kenya | 1st | Discus | 56.50 m |
1st | Shot put | 18.13 m | |||
1988 | African Championships | Annaba, Algeria | 1st | Discus | 62.12 m |
3rd | Shot put | 17.70 m | |||
Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | 23rd | Discus | 54.44 m | |
1991 | All-Africa Games | Cairo, Egypt | 1st | Discus | 59.22 m |
2nd | Shot put | 17.58 m | |||
World Student Games | Sheffield, United Kingdom | 1st | Discus | 61.48 m | |
World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 11th | Discus | 59.44 m | |
1992 | African Championships | Belle Vue Maurel, Mauritius | 1st | Discus | 60.66 m |
3rd | Shot put | 17.06 m | |||
1993 | World Student Games | Buffalo, United States | 2nd | Discus | 62.96 m |
1995 | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 6th | Discus | 63.66 m |
All-Africa Games | Harare, Zimbabwe | 1st | Discus | 61.68 m |
References
- Adewale Olukoju at World Athletics
- Adewale Olukoju at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Adewale Olukoju at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
Categories:
- 1968 births
- Living people
- People from Zaria
- Nigerian male shot putters
- Nigerian male discus throwers
- Olympic male discus throwers
- Olympic athletes of Nigeria
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Nigeria
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists in athletics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1990 Commonwealth Games
- African Games gold medalists for Nigeria
- African Games silver medalists for Nigeria
- African Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1987 All-Africa Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1991 All-Africa Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1995 All-Africa Games
- Universiade gold medalists for Nigeria
- Universiade silver medalists for Nigeria
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Medalists at the 1991 Summer Universiade
- Medalists at the 1993 Summer Universiade
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Nigeria
- Japan Championships in Athletics winners
- Yoruba sportspeople
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Nigeria
- Nigerian athletics biography stubs