Adewale Olukoju

Adewale Oluson Olukoju (born 27 July 1968) is a Nigerian athlete who competed in discus throw and shot put. He was very prominent in African athletics in the late 1980s and early 1990s, winning four gold medals in total at the All-Africa Games.

His personal best discus throw is 67.80 metres, which he achieved in May 1991. Olukoju is married to sprinter Fatima Yusuf.

International competitions

Representing  Nigeria

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
1986	World Junior Championships	Athens, Greece	6th	Shot put	17.19 m
			7th	Discus	54.00 m
1987	All-Africa Games	Nairobi, Kenya	1st	Discus	56.50 m
			1st	Shot put	18.13 m
1988	African Championships	Annaba, Algeria	1st	Discus	62.12 m
			3rd	Shot put	17.70 m
	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	23rd	Discus	54.44 m
1991	All-Africa Games	Cairo, Egypt	1st	Discus	59.22 m
			2nd	Shot put	17.58 m
	World Student Games	Sheffield, United Kingdom	1st	Discus	61.48 m
	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	11th	Discus	59.44 m
1992	African Championships	Belle Vue Maurel, Mauritius	1st	Discus	60.66 m
			3rd	Shot put	17.06 m
1993	World Student Games	Buffalo, United States	2nd	Discus	62.96 m
1995	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	6th	Discus	63.66 m
	All-Africa Games	Harare, Zimbabwe	1st	Discus	61.68 m

External links

• Adewale Olukoju at World Athletics
• Adewale Olukoju at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
• Adewale Olukoju at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)

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