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| Nationality | Nigerian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | Ndubuisi Udo 24 May 1957 Umuahia, Nigeria | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 15 July 1981 (aged 24) Lagos, Nigeria | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 6.3 ft (192 cm) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 168 lb (76 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Sprinting | ||||||||||||||
Events | 400 metres, quarter-mile, relays, hurdles | ||||||||||||||
| College team | Missouri Tigers Track and Field | ||||||||||||||
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Ndubuisi "Dele" Udo ⓘ (24 May 1957 – 15 July 1981) was a Nigerian sprinter. He was a collegiate champion at the University of Missouri in the 1970s[1] and competed in the men's 400 metres at the 1980 Summer Olympics, where he reached the semi-finals.[2] He was shot dead in 1981, following an argument with a police officer in Lagos.[3][4]
Udo ran for the University of Missouri, where he competed alongside teammate Godwin Obasogie. His identity was falsely claimed by Charles Moses in 1980.[5]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Mizzou's Olympians". University of Missouri. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dele Udo Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
- ↑ "Former Missouri track star Dele Udo, a three-time NCAA". UPI. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
- ↑ "Nigeria: A Country that leaves its youth forlorn". Nigeria World. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
- ↑ "MOSES: Many Helped Him". Post-Bulletin. 18 September 1980. p. 16. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
External links
[edit]- Dele Udo at World Athletics
- Dele Udo at Olympics.com
- Dele Udo at Olympedia
- Dele Udo at InterSportStats
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