Oluyemi Kayode
Nigerian sprinter (1968–1994)
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Oluyemi Kayodeⓘ (7 July 1968 – 1 October 1994) was a Nigerian sprinter.
Born7 July 1968
Died1 October 1994 (aged 26)
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| Born | 7 July 1968 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kayode was an All-American sprinter for the BYU Cougars track and field team, placing runner-up in the 200 metres at the 1993 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships.[1]
Kayode won the silver medal in 4 × 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.
