Olapade Charles Adeniken (born 19 August 1969) is a Nigerian former sprinter who specialized in the 100 and 200 metres, and competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics, 1992 Summer Olympics and the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Biography Adeniken won the silver medal in 4 × 100 m relay at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain, together with teammates Chidi Imoh, Oluyemi Kayode and Davidson Ezinwa.
He was the first Nigerian sprinter to break the 10-second barrier in the 100 metres;his personal best time was 9.95 seconds, achieved in April 1994 in El Paso. This ranks him third in Nigeria, only behind Olusoji Fasuba (9.85 s) and Davidson Ezinwa (9.94 s).Commonwealth All-Time Lists (Men) - GBR Athletics In 200 metres his personal best time was 20.11 seconds, achieved in June 1992 in Austin. This ranks him third in Nigeria, only behind Francis Obikwelu and Daniel Effiong, and fifth in Africa, behind Frankie Fredericks, Obikwelu, Stéphan Buckland and Effiong.
Adeniken finished second behind John Regis in the 200 metres event at the British 1990 AAA Championships.
Adeniken was an NCAA champion sprinter for the UTEP Miners track and field team, winning the 100 m and 200 m at the 1992 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
Achievements Representing 1988World Junior ChampionshipsSudbury, Canada4th100 m10.40 (wind: -2.8 m/s)2nd200 m20.88 w (wind: +4.2 m/s)2nd4 × 100 m relay39.661989UniversiadeDuisburg, West Germany 2nd100 m10.351991World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan 5th200 m20.511992Olympic GamesBarcelona, Spain 6th100 m10.12 5th200 m20.50 2nd4 × 100 m relay37.981994Commonwealth GamesVictoria, Canada 6th100 m10.111995World ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden 7th100 m 10.201997World ChampionshipsAthens, Greece 2nd4 × 100 m relay38.07
Track records As of 6 September 2024, Adenkien holds the following track records for 100 metres and 200 metres.
100 metres LocationTimeWindspeedm/sDate Sestriere 9.92 +2.8 29/07/1995
200 metres LocationTimeWindspeedm/sDate Colorado Springs,Colorado 20.00 +3.4 23/05/1992
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