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Nationality | Nigerian | ||||||||||||||
Born | Abeokuta, Nigeria | 1 March 1929||||||||||||||
Died | 26 December 1980[1] Lagos, Nigeria | (aged 51)||||||||||||||
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Sport | Sprinting | ||||||||||||||
Event | 100 metres | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Edward Alabi Ajado (1 March 1929 – 26 December 1980) was a Nigerian sprinter. He competed in the 100 metres and 200 metres at the 1952 Summer Olympics and in the 100 metres and 4 x 100 metres at the 1956 Summer Olympics.[2] At the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, Ajado won a silver medal in the 4×110 yards relay (with Muslim Arogundade, Abdul Karim Amu, and Karim Olowu) and finished fourth in the 100 yards.[2]