Adekunle Adesoji
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Track and field (T12) | ||
Competitor for  Nigeria
| ||
| Paralympic Games | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2004 Athens | 100m - T12 |
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2008 Beijing | 100m - T12 |
Adekunle Adesoji is a Paralympian athlete from Nigeria competing mainly in category T12 sprint events.
He won the gold in the 100 metres EAD at the 2002 Commonwealth Games and another in the 100 m EAD T12 at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. He set Commonwealth Games records in both his victories. His run of 10.76 seconds at the 2002 Games was a world record for the T12 event.[1]
He won the gold at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, running a new personal best and world record of 10.75 seconds.
He competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. There he won a silver medal in the men's 100 metres - T12 event and finished fourth in the men's 200 metres - T12 event.
References
- ↑ Adesoji roars to record. BBC Sport (2002-07-31). Retrieved on 2009-07-22.
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