Evelyn Adiru

Evelyn Adiru (born 25 May 1964) is a former Ugandan middle-distance runner who specialised in 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]

Evelyn Adiru

Personal information
Born	25 May 1964
Height	1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight	50 kg (110 lb)
Sport
Country	Uganda
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	800 m; 1500 m
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	800 m: 2:05.39 1500: 4:09.61
Medal record African Championships 1982 Cairo 800 m All-Africa Games 1987 Nairobi 1500 m 1987 Nairobi 4×400 m relay

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

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
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

1. "Evelyn Adiru". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
2. Yekka, Sura. "Sura Yekka". University of Michigan women's soccer team roster. Retrieved 5 June 2018.

External links

• 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.