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Name
  
Deji Aliu


Role
  
Olympic athlete

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Olympic medals
  
Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay

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Deji Aliu (born 22 November 1975 in Lagos) is a Nigerian sprinter. He won the 100 metres event at the 2003 All-Africa Games. He also took fourth place in the event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games.

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Deji Aliu Olympic bronze medallist Deji Aliu shares passion as Top Sprinter

Aliu formed part of the Nigerian relay team which won a bronze medal at the 2004 Olympics. Together with Innocent Asonze, Francis Obikwelu and Daniel Effiong he won a bronze medal in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1999 World Championships in Athletics, but the team was later disqualified (in August 2005) because Innocent Asonze failed a doping test in June 1999.

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Personal bests

  • 100 metres - 9.95 (2003)
  • 200 metres - 20.25 (2002)
  • References

    Deji Aliu Wikipedia