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Representing  Nigeria
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| Olympic Games | ||
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2004 Athens | 4x100 m relay |
| World Championships | ||
| Disqualified | 1999 Seville | 4x100 m relay |
| All-Africa Games | ||
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2003 Abuja | 100 m |
Deji Aliu (born 22 November 1975 in Lagos) is a Nigerian sprinter. He won the 100 metres event at the 2003 All-Africa Games. He also took fourth place in the event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games.
Aliu formed part of the Nigerian relay team which won a bronze medal at the 2004 Olympics. Together with Innocent Asonze, Francis Obikwelu and Daniel Effiong . He won a bronze medal in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1999 World Championships in Athletics, but the team was later disqualified (in August 2005) because Innocent Asonze failed a doping test in June 1999.
Personal bests
- 100 metres – 9.95 (2003)
- 200 metres – 20.25 (2002)
External links
- Deji Aliu at World Athletics
- Deji Aliu at Olympics.com
- Aliu Deji at Olympic.org (archived)
- Deji Aliu at Olympedia (archive)
| African Games champions in men's 100 metres | |
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| African Games champions in men's 4 × 100 metres relay | |
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| World U20 Champions in men's 100 metres | |
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