Uchenna Emedolu

Uchenna Emedolu
Personal information
NationalityNigerian
Born (1976-09-17) 17 September 1976
Adazi-Ani, Aniocha, Delta, Nigeria
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight87 kg (192 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Sprints
ClubWoodford Green with Essex Ladies
SL Benfica
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Nigeria
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2004 Athens4×100 m
All-Africa Games
Gold medal – first place2003 Abuja200 m
African Championships
Gold medal – first place2002 Radès4×100 m
Gold medal – first place2006 Bambous200 m
Gold medal – first place2006 Bambous4×100 m
Silver medal – second place2002 Radès100 m
Silver medal – second place2006 Bambous100 m
Silver medal – second place2008 Addis Ababa100 m


Uchenna Emedolu (listenⓘ; born 17 September 1976) is a Nigerian retired athlete who specialised in short-distance sprints, particularly the 100 metres and the 200 metres.[1] In 100 metres his personal best time is 9.97 seconds, achieved at the 2003 All-Africa Games where he finished second. This ranks him ninth in Nigeria, behind Olusoji Fasuba, Divine Oduduru, Seun Ogunkoya, Davidson Ezinwa, Olapade Adeniken, Deji Aliu, Raymond Ekevwo and Francis Obikwelu.[2]

Emedolu participated in the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics. In 2004 he achieved a semi-final place in the individual 100 metres. Together with Olusoji Fasuba, Aaron Egbele and Deji Aliu he won the bronze medal in the 4 × 100 metres relay. The 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were less successful. In the individual event he did only finish in fourth place in the first rounds heat 10.46 seconds and was eliminated. In the 4 × 100 metres relay he, together with Onyeabor Ngwogu, Obinna Metu and Chinedu Oriala did not finish the race in the heats due to a mistake.[1]

Statistics

Personal bests

Event Date Venue Time (seconds)
60 metres 3 February 2002 Stuttgart, Germany 6.66
100 metres 12 October 2003 Abuja, Nigeria 9.97
200 metres 8 September 2002 Rieti, Italy 20.31
  • All information taken from IAAF Profile.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Athlete biography: Uchenna Emedolu". Beijing2008.cn. The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Archived from the original on 3 September 2008. Retrieved 25 August 2008.
  2. ↑ Ezekute, Nnamdi (10 June 2020). "Top 10 Fastest Men In Nigeria's Sprint History!". Complete Sports. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
  3. ↑ "Emedolu, Uchenna biography". IAAF. Retrieved 5 February 2009.
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