Nduka Awazie

Nduka Awazie

Medal record Men’s Athletics Competitor for  Nigeria Olympic Games Silver 2000 Sydney 4x400 m relay

Nduka Awazie (born April 4, 1981) is a Nigerian athlete and Olympic medalist and the 400 meters world Junior Champion. He won the world junior title at the 8th IAAF World Junior Championship held in 1998 Annecy, France. He attended Eastern Michigan University.

Awazie was part of the Nigerian team that won the silver medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2000 Olympics.^[1]

The Nigerian team finished second behind the US team. The US team has since been formally disqualified from the 4x400 meters relay event at the 2000 Olympics by the International Olympic Committee, due to Antonio Pettigrew use of illegal performance-enhancing drugs while competing in Sydney.^[2]

References

• sports-reference
• iaaf-biographies

1. ^ Nduka Awazie sports-reference.com (Retrieved on 27 September 2008)
2. ^ IOC decision in the doping case of Mr. Antonio Pettigrew The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games (August 2, 2008) (Retrieved on 27 September 2008)

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Name	Awazie, Nduka
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Date of birth	April 4, 1981
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