Edward Ajado
- March 1, 1929
- December 26, 1980
- 51 years
About Edward Ajado
Edward Ajado, 51, Nigerian Olympic sprinter (1952).
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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 × 100 metres at the 1956 Summer Olympics. 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.
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