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Edward Akika (born 18 July 1941) is a retired Olympic track and field athlete from Nigeria. He specialised in the hurdling and the long jump events during his career.
Akika represented Nigeria at the 1964 Olympic Games. He claimed the gold medal for his native West African country in the men's long jump event at the 1965 All-Africa Games.
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| African Games champions in men's long jump | |
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- 1941 births
- Living people
- Nigerian male hurdlers
- Nigerian male long jumpers
- Olympic athletes for Nigeria
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- African Games gold medalists for Nigeria
- African Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1965 All-Africa Games
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