Samson Oyeledun

Nigerian sprinter

Samson Olajidie Oyeledun (born 10 January 1954) is a Nigerian former sprinter. He competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics and in the 1984 Summer Olympics. He also competed in the 1982 Commonwealth Games where he won gold in the 4 x 100 metres relay,^[1] as well as running in the 100 metres and 200 metres sprint.^[2]

References

^ "Commonwealth Games". Calgary Herald. 12 October 1982. p. 90. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
^ "Athletes & Results: Samson Olajidie Oyeledun". commonwealth sports. Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 8 December 2019.

External links

Samson Oyeledun at World Athletics
Samson Oyeledun at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)

v
t
e

Commonwealth Games champions in men's 4 × 100 metres relay

4 x 110 yards
(1930–1966)

1930: Miller, Brown, Adams, Fitzpatrick (CAN)
1934: Davis, Saunders, Rangeley, Sweeney (ENG)
1938: Brown, Haley, Loaring, O'Connor (CAN)
1950: Gordon, Johnson, Treloar, De Gruchy (AUS)
1954: Springbett, Stonehouse, Nelson, McFarlane (CAN)
1958: Radford, Sandstrom, Segal, Breacker (ENG)
1962: Radford, Carter, Meakin, Jones (ENG)
1966: E. Addy, Mends, J. Addy, Allotey (GHA)

4 x 100 metres
(1970–present)

1970: Stewart, Miller, Lawson, Quarrie (JAM)
1974: Lewis, D'Arcy, Ratcliffe, Haskell (AUS)
1978: Jenkins, Wells, Sharp, McMaster (SCO)
1982: Adegbehingbe, Adeyanju, Oyeledun, Eseme (NGR)
1986: McKoy, Mahorn, Williams, Johnson (CAN)
1990: Callender, Regis, Adam, Christie (ENG)
1994: Bailey,Gilbert, Chambers, Surin (CAN)
1998: Chambers, Devonish, Golding, Campbell (ENG)
2002: Gardener, Devonish, Condon, Campbell (ENG)
2006: Frater, Waugh, Williams, Powell (JAM)
2010: Scott, Baptiste, Devonish, Lewis-Francis (ENG)
2014: Livermore, Bailey-Cole, Ashmeade, Bolt (JAM)
2018: Arthur, Hughes, Kilty, Aikines-Aryeetey (ENG)
2022: Efoloko, Hughes, Mitchell-Blake, Edoburun (ENG)

This biographical article relating to Nigerian athletics is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

v
t
e

frontpage hit counter