Smart Akraka
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| File:Smart Akraka 2.jpg Smart Akraka in 2015. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Born | 13 April 1934 Lagos, Nigeria |
| Died | 8 June 2016 (aged 82) Bayelsa, Nigeria |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Sprinting |
Event | 4 × 100 metres relay |
Smart Ekiyegha-Akraka (13 April 1934 – 8 June 2016) was a Nigerian sprinter.[1] He competed in the men's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 1960 Summer Olympics.[2]
His daughter Maria Akraka is a former 800 metres runner.
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Categories:
- 1934 births
- 2016 deaths
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Nigerian men sprinters
- Olympic athletes for Nigeria
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Nigeria
- Medallists at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- 20th-century Nigerian sportsmen
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists in athletics
- Nigerian athletics biography stubs