Adewale Olukoju

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Adewale Olukoju (born July 27, 1968 in Zaria, Kaduna State) is a Nigerian athlete who competed in discus throw and shot put. He was very prominent in African athletics in the late 1980s and early 1990s, winning four gold medals in total at the All-Africa Games.

His personal best discus throw is 67.80 metres, which he achieved in May 1991.

[edit] Achievements

Year	Tournament	Venue	Result	Extra
1987	All-Africa Games	Nairobi, Kenya	1st	Discus throw
			1st	Shot put
1988	African Championships	Annaba, Algeria	1st	Discus throw
			3rd	Shot put
1991	All-Africa Games	Cairo, Egypt	1st	Discus throw
			2nd	Shot put
	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	11th	Discus throw
1992	African Championships	Belle Vue Mauricia, Mauritius	1st	Discus throw
			3rd	Shot put
1995	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	6th	Discus throw
	All-Africa Games	Harare, Zimbabwe	1st	Discus throw

[edit] External links

IAAF profile for Adewale Olukoju