Kayode Elegbede

Kayode Elegbede
Personal information
Born (1955-09-09) 9 September 1955 (age 71)
Sport
SportTrack and field
Medal record
Representing  Nigeria
African Championships
Silver medal – second place1979 DakarLong jump

Olukayode "Kayode" Elegbede Listenⓘ(born 9 September 1955) is a retired Nigerian sprinter and long jumper.

He won the silver medal at the first African Championships in 1979, with 7.89—five centimetres behind compatriot Ajayi Agbebaku. He finished eleventh at the 1980 Olympic Games. Here he also finished seventh in the 4 × 100 metres relay, together with Hammed Adio, Olajidie Oyeledun and Peter Okodogbe.

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

References

  1. ↑ "African Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
  2. ↑ Kayode Elegbede at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ↑ "Nigeria Athletics at the 1980 Moskva Summer Games". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
  4. ↑ "Kayode Elegbede". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2014.