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Olapade Adeniken

1969 - Today

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Olapade Charles Adeniken (born 19 August 1969 in Osogbo) is a retired Nigerian sprinter who specialized in the 100 and 200 metres, and is the father of Michael Adeniken. He won the silver medal in 4 x 100 m relay at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain, together with teammates Chidi Imoh, Oluyemi Kayode and Davidson Ezinwa. He was the first Nigerian sprinter to break the 10-second barrier in the 100 metres;his personal best time was 9.95 seconds, achieved in April 1994 in El Paso. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Olapade Adeniken has received more than 36,192 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Olapade Adeniken is the 4,645th most popular athlete, the 194th most popular biography from Nigeria and the 15th most popular Nigerian Athlete.

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  • 38.25

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.08

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.19

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Olapade Adeniken ranks 4,645 out of 6,025. Before him are Jiří Lipták, Matic Osovnikar, Matthias de Zordo, Clement Chukwu, Cindy Roleder, and Sophie Dodemont. After him are Abdi Nageeye, Amy Fuller, Rim Jong-sim, Fatima Yusuf, Steve Smith, and Gábor Balogh.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, Olapade Adeniken ranks 1,033. Before him are Satoshi Okura, Hiroyuki Yoshida, Butch Walker, Mark Robins, Martie Maguire, and Kazuhiro Murata. After him are Mike Stulce, Samantha Bee, Brian Drummond, Masayuki Mita, Javagal Srinath, and Nicole Bradtke.

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In Nigeria

Among people born in Nigeria, Olapade Adeniken ranks 194 out of 309. Before him are Deji Aliu (1975), Peter Etebo (1995), John Ogu (1988), Florence Ekpo-Umoh (1977), Asisat Oshoala (1994), and Clement Chukwu (1973). After him are Fatima Yusuf (1971), Chidera Ejuke (1998), Nnamdi Oduamadi (1990), Quadri Aruna (1988), Elderson Echiéjilé (1988), and Aminu Umar (1995).

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Among ATHLETES In Nigeria

Among athletes born in Nigeria, Olapade Adeniken ranks 15. Before him are Mary Onyali-Omagbemi (1968), Falilat Ogunkoya (1968), Jude Monye (1973), Deji Aliu (1975), Florence Ekpo-Umoh (1977), and Clement Chukwu (1973). After him are Fatima Yusuf (1971), Innocent Egbunike (1961), Tobi Amusan (1997), Enefiok Udo-Obong (1982), Agnes Osazuwa (1989), and James Godday (1984).

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