Edward Ajado Explained

Edward Ajado
Nationality:Nigerian
Sport:Sprinting
Event:100 metres
Birth Date:1 March 1929
Birth Place:Abeokuta, Nigeria
Death Date:[1]
Death Place:Lagos, Nigeria

Edward Alabi Ajado (1 March 1929  - 26 December 1980) was a Nigerian sprinter. He competed in the 100 metres and 200 metres at the 1952 Summer Olympics and in the 100 metres and 4 x 100 metres at the 1956 Summer Olympics.[2] At the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, Ajado won a silver medal in the 4×110 yards relay (with Muslim Arogundade, Abdul Karim Amu, and Karim Olowu) and finished fourth in the 100 yards.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Nigeria Year Book . Times Press . 1982 . 249 .
  2. Edward Ajado Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418011532/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/aj/edward-ajado-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 11 June 2017.