Nigerian sprinter
Sunday Emmanuel (8 October 1978 – 15 January 2004 in Kaduna)[1] was a Nigerian athlete who specialised in sprinting events.[2] He represented his country in the 100 metres at the 2000 Summer Olympics reaching the semi-finals.
He was the runner-up in both the 100 m and 200 metres at the 1995 African Junior Athletics Championships, then won both events at the 1997 edition. His foremost individual medals were a 100 m bronze medal at the 1996 African Championships in Athletics and a silver in the 200 m at the 1998 African Championships in Athletics.
His personal bests are 10.06 for the 100 m, 20.45 for the 200 m and 6.52 for the 60 metres.
He died after an auto-accident in Kaduna, Nigeria.[3]
Competition record
| Year |
Competition |
Venue |
Position |
Event |
Notes
|
Representing  Nigeria
|
| 1995
|
African Junior Championships
|
Bouaké, Ivory Coast
|
2nd
|
100 m
|
10.42
|
| 2nd
|
200 m
|
20.98
|
| 1996
|
African Championships
|
Yaoundé, Cameroon
|
3rd
|
100 m
|
10.66
|
| World Junior Championships
|
Sydney, Australia
|
4th
|
200 m
|
21.11 (wind: -1.6 m/s)
|
| 1997
|
African Junior Championships
|
Ibadan, Nigeria
|
1st
|
100 m
|
10.55
|
| 1st
|
200 m
|
21.12
|
| 1998
|
African Championships
|
Dakar, Senegal
|
2nd
|
200 m
|
20.45
|
| 1999
|
World Championships
|
Seville, Spain
|
49th (qf)
|
200 m
|
21.12
|
| All-Africa Games
|
Johannesburg, South Africa
|
5th
|
200 m
|
20.75
|
| 2000
|
Olympic Games
|
Sydney, Australia
|
14th (sf)
|
100 m
|
10.45
|
| 8th (h)
|
4 × 100 m relay
|
38.97[4]
|
| 2001
|
World Indoor Championships
|
Edmonton, Canada
|
52nd (h)
|
60 m
|
7.18
|
| World Championships
|
Edmonton, Canada
|
10th (h)
|
4 × 100 m relay
|
39.10
|
| 2002
|
Commonwealth Games
|
Manchester, United Kingdom
|
6th
|
4 × 100 m relay
|
39.01
|
| African Championships
|
Radès, Tunisia
|
1st
|
4 × 100 m relay
|
39.76
|
Personal bests
Outdoor
- 100 metres – 10.06 (Enugu 1997)
- 200 metres – 20.45 (-0.9 m/s) (Dakar 1998)
Indoor
- 60 metres – 6.52 (Chemnitz 2000)
- 200 metres – 21.20 (Piraeus 1999)
References
