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Sunday Bada

1969 - 2011

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Sunday Bada (22 June 1969 – 12 December 2011) was a Nigerian sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres event. He won three medals at the World Indoor Championships, including a gold medal in 1997. His personal best time was 44.63 seconds, and with 45.51 seconds indoor he holds the African indoor record. He set a national record in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2000 Olympics, where the Nigerian team also won gold medals after the disqualification of the US team who had finished first. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sunday Bada is the 3,871st most popular athlete (down from 3,774th in 2019), the 153rd most popular biography from Nigeria (up from 154th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Nigerian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Sunday Bada ranks 3,871 out of 6,025. Before him are Carl Johan Bergman, Kim Un-guk, Marcel Fischer, Nadezhda Skardino, Slobodan Soro, and Chiara Cainero. After him are Ahmed Saleh, Chen Xiexia, Valeriy Medvedtsev, Kerstin Kowalski, Xabier Fernández, and Erik Kynard.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, Sunday Bada ranks 929. Before him are Caroline Brunet, Ángel Cabrera, Ryuji Kato, Jens Eriksen, Christian Schwarzer, and Tony Fadell. After him are Jyri Kjäll, Lev Grossman, Fredrik Lööf, Gert-Jan Segers, Yvette Cooper, and Josef Beránek. Among people deceased in 2011, Sunday Bada ranks 527. Before him are Eddie Turnbull, Xavier Tondo, Jani Lane, Jan Marek, Alexander Galimov, and John Dye. After him are Mani Kaul, Olubayo Adefemi, Mohammed Nabbous, Tim Hetherington, Theyab Awana, and Mārtiņš Freimanis.

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In Nigeria

Among people born in Nigeria, Sunday Bada ranks 153 out of 309. Before him are Chris Abani (1966), Chioma Ajunwa (1970), Moses Simon (1995), Lukman Haruna (1990), Wilfred Ndidi (1996), and Dele Aiyenugba (1983). After him are Rema (2000), Razak Omotoyossi (1985), Gloria Kemasuode (1979), Agbani Darego (1982), Samuel Peter (1980), and Peter Obi (1961).

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Among ATHLETES In Nigeria

Among athletes born in Nigeria, Sunday Bada ranks 6. Before him are Francis Obikwelu (1978), Tobi Amusan (1997), Simon Yates (null), Glory Alozie (1977), and Chioma Ajunwa (1970). After him are Gloria Kemasuode (1979), Mary Onyali-Omagbemi (1968), Charity Opara (1972), Olapade Adeniken (1969), Deji Aliu (1975), and Falilat Ogunkoya (1968).

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