Udeme Sam Ekpeyong (born 28 March 1973) is a retired

Nigeria Nigeria, 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 Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of . With Demographics of Nigeria, ...

n sprinter who specialized in the

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. Ekpeyong was an

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n sprinter for the

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team, finishing 8th in the 400 m at the

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. Ekpeyong won a bronze medal in

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at the 1995 World Championships, together with teammates

Kunle Adejuyigbe Kunle Adejuyigbe (born 8 August 1977) is a Nigerian sprinter. Adejuyigbe won a bronze medal in 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1995 World Championships, together with teammates Udeme Ekpeyong, Jude Monye and Sunday Bada. External links * ...

Jude Monye , Jude Monye (born 16 November 1973) is a Nigerian athlete who specializes in the 400 metres. He is of Onicha-Ugbo, Delta State of Nigeria origin. Monye came to the United States to attend Mississippi State University, where he obtain ...

and

Sunday Bada Sunday Bada (22 June 1969 – 12 December 2011) was a Nigerian sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres event. He won three medals at the World Indoor Championships, including a gold medal in 1997. His personal best time was 44.63 second ...

. At the

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he finished fifth with teammates Emmanuel Okoli, Hassan Bosso and

. He had to leave from the

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after the

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found steroids in his suitcase.

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* 1973 births Living people Nigerian male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Nigeria World Athletics Championships medalists Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) FISU World University Games silver medalists for Nigeria Medalists at the 1995 Summer Universiade 20th-century Nigerian sportsmen USC Trojans men's track and field athletes {{Nigeria-athletics-bio-stub