Fidelis Gadzama is a Nigeria

Nigeria

Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...

n athlete and Olympic medalist.

Gadzama was a part of the Nigerian team that received a silver medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2000 Olympics

Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics

At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, 46 events in athletics were contested, 24 for men and 22 for women. There were a total number of 2134 participating athletes from 193 countries.-Men's events:...

 in Sydney

Sydney

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The Nigerian team finished second behind the US

United States

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 team, which has later been formally disqualified from the 4x400 meters relay event at the 2000 Olympics by the International Olympic Committee

International Olympic Committee

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, due to one of the team members' use of illegal performance-enhancing drugs while competing in Sydney.