Dele Udo Explained

Dele Udo
Birth Name:Ndubuisi Udo
Nationality:Nigerian
Sport:Sprinting
Event:400 metres, quarter-mile, relays, hurdles
Collegeteam:Missouri Tigers Track and Field
Birth Date:24 May 1957
Birth Place:Umuahia, Nigeria
Death Place:Lagos, Nigeria
Height:6.3 ft.
Weight:168 lbs.

Ndubuisi ("Dele") Udo (24 May 1957  - July 1981) was a Nigerian sprinter. He was a collegiate champion at the University of Missouri in the 1970s[1] and competed in the men's 400 metres at the 1980 Summer Olympics, where he reached the semi-finals.[2] He was shot dead in 1981, following an argument with a police officer in Lagos.[3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mizzou's Olympians. University of Missouri. 25 November 2018.
  2. Dele Udo Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418123404/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ud/dele-udo-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 3 August 2017.
  3. Web site: Former Missouri track star Dele Udo, a three-time NCAA . 3 August 2017 . UPI.
  4. Web site: Nigeria: A Country that leaves its youth forlorn . 3 August 2017 . Nigeria World.