Evelyn Adiru
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| Born | 25 May 1964 Kampala, Uganda | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 50 kg (110 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Uganda | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 800 m; 1500 m | |||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 800 m: 2:05.39 1500: 4:09.61 | |||||||||||||||||
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Evelyn Adiru (born 25 May 1964) is a former middle-distance runner from Uganda who specialised in the 800 metres and 1500 metres events. She won gold medal in 800 metres at the 1982 African Championships in Athletics in Cairo. She also competed for Uganda in the 1984 Summer Olympics in the same event, but did not progress to the finals.[1]
Adiru was a member of the University of Alabama track and field team from 1984 to 1989. Later, she settled in Ontario, Canada with her Ugandan husband. Adiru's daughter, Sura Yekka, is a member of the University of Michigan women's soccer team and the Canadian women's national soccer team.[2]
Achievements
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 1982 | African Championships | Cairo, Egypt | 1st | 800 m | 2:07.00 |
| 1984 | Summer Olympics | Los Angeles, United States | 21st | 800 m | 2:07.39 |
| 1987 | All-Africa Games | Nairobi, Kenya | 3rd | 1500 m | 4:17.87 |
| 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:34.41 | |||
| World Championships | Rome, Italy | 27th | 1500 m | 4:17.72 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Evelyn Adiru". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ^ Yekka, Sura. "Sura Yekka". University of Michigan women's soccer team roster. Archived from the original on 21 July 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
External links
[edit]- Evelyn Adiru at World Athletics
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Evelyn Adiru". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
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