Sunday Uti (born 23 October 1962) is a former

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 who won an Olympic bronze medal in

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. He finished sixth in the final of the individual

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contest. In addition he won the gold medal at the

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, and a bronze medal in

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. He also took the silver medal at the 1984 African Championships.

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* 1962 births Living people Nigerian male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Nigeria Olympic bronze medalists for Nigeria Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade gold medalists for Nigeria Universiade bronze medalists for Nigeria Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1983 Summer Universiade 20th-century Nigerian people {{Nigeria-Olympic-medalist-stub