Olukayode "Kayode" Elegbede (born 9 September 1955) is a retired

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 of G ...

n sprinter and

long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a gr ...

er. He won the silver medal at the first

African Championships An African Championship is a top level international sports competition between African athletes or sports teams representing their respective countries or professional sports clubs. List of Championships ;Athletics * African Championships in At ...

in 1979, with 7.89—five centimetres behind compatriot

Ajayi Agbebaku Ajayi Agbebaku (born 6 December 1955) is a retired Nigerian Olympian who competed in the triple jump. He still holds the indoor record at the University of Missouri with his jump of 16.60 metres at the 1978 NCAA indoor championships. A ...

. He finished eleventh at the 1980 Olympic Games. Here he also finished seventh in the

4 × 100 metres relay The 4 × 100 metres relay or sprint relay is an athletics track event run in lanes over one lap of the track with four runners completing 100 metres each. The first runners must begin in the same stagger as for the individ ...

, together with

Hammed Adio Hameed Adio (born 20 January 1959) is a Nigerian sprinter. He competed in the men's 100 metres at the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 198 ...

Olajidie Oyeledun Samson Olajidie Oyeledun (born 10 January 1954) is a Nigerian former sprinter. He competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics and in the 1984 Summer Olympics. He also competed in the 1982 Commonwealth Games The 1982 Commonwealth Games were held in ...

and

Peter Okodogbe Peter Okodogbe (born 27 May 1958) is a former Sprint (running), sprinter from Nigeria who specialised in the 100 metres, 100 and 200 metres. In 1978 he won a silver medal at the 1978 All-Africa Games, All Africa Games. In 1980 Okodogbe competed ...

. His personal bests were 8.02 metres in the long jump (1982) and 10.6 seconds in the 100 metres (1980).

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1955 births Living people Nigerian male long jumpers Nigerian male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Nigeria 20th-century Nigerian people 21st-century Nigerian people {{Nigeria-athletics-bio-stub