Adewale Olukoju Explained

Adewale Oluson Olukoju (born 27 July 1968) 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. Olukoju is married to sprinter Fatima Yusuf.

International competitions

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Adewale Olukoju".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2024, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.

1986World Junior ChampionshipsAthens, Greece6thShot put17.19 m
7thDiscus54.00 m
1987Nairobi, Kenya1stDiscus56.50 m
1stShot put18.13 m
1988Annaba, Algeria1stDiscus62.12 m
3rdShot put17.70 m
Olympic GamesSeoul, South Korea23rdDiscus54.44 m
1991Cairo, Egypt1stDiscus59.22 m
2ndShot put17.58 m
Sheffield, United Kingdom1stDiscus61.48 m
Tokyo, Japan11thDiscus59.44 m
1992Belle Vue Maurel, Mauritius1stDiscus60.66 m
3rdShot put17.06 m
1993Buffalo, United States2ndDiscus62.96 m
1995Gothenburg, Sweden6thDiscus63.66 m
Harare, Zimbabwe1stDiscus61.68 m