Oluyemi Kayode

Oluyemi Kayode (7 July 1968 – 1 October 1994) was a Nigerian sprinter.

Oluyemi Kayode
Medal record
Men’s Athletics
Representing  Nigeria
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1992 Barcelona 4 x 100 m relay

Kayode won the silver medal in 4 x 100 m relay at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain, together with teammates Chidi Imoh, Olapade Adeniken and Davidson Ezinwa. He also won a silver medal in 200 metres 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.

Death

Kayode died in a car accident in Northern Arizona in October 1994.[1] A stadium in Ado-Ekiti is named in his honor.[2]

References
  1. "Sad tale of 76-yr-old mother of late Nigerian hero abandoned to fate". The Nation. Nigeria. 9 May 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  2. "Oluyemi KAYODE - Profile". iaaf.org. Retrieved 22 May 2018.


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