Dele Udo

{{short description|Nigerian sprinter}}

{{use dmy dates|date=August 2017}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Dele Udo

| birth_name = Ndubuisi Udo

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| caption =

| nationality = Nigerian

| sport = Sprinting

| event = 400 metres, quarter-mile, relays, hurdles

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| collegeteam = Missouri Tigers Track and Field

| birth_date = {{birth date|1957|5|24|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Umuahia, Nigeria

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1981|7|15|1957|5|24|df=yes}}

| death_place = Lagos, Nigeria

| height = 6.3 ft.

| weight = 168 lbs.

}}

Ndubuisi ("Dele") Udo (24 May 1957 – 15 July 1981) was a Nigerian sprinter. He was a collegiate champion at the University of Missouri in the 1970s{{cite web|url=https://mutigers.com/sports/2016/6/8/mizzou-olympians.aspx|title=Mizzou's Olympians|website=University of Missouri|access-date=25 November 2018}} and competed in the men's 400 metres at the 1980 Summer Olympics, where he reached the semi-finals.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ud/dele-udo-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418123404/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ud/dele-udo-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Dele Udo Olympic Results |access-date=3 August 2017}} He was shot dead in 1981, following an argument with a police officer in Lagos.{{cite web |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1981/07/17/Former-Missouri-track-star-Dele-Udo-a-three-time-NCAA/5437364190400/ |title=Former Missouri track star Dele Udo, a three-time NCAA |access-date=3 August 2017 |work=UPI}}{{cite web |url=http://nigeriaworld.com/feature/publication/ubochi/090312.html |title=Nigeria: A Country that leaves its youth forlorn |access-date=3 August 2017 |work=Nigeria World}}

Udo ran for the University of Missouri, where he competed alongside teammate Godwin Obasogie. His identity was falsely claimed by Charles Moses in 1980.{{cite web |title=MOSES: Many Helped Him |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/post-bulletin-moses-many-helped-him/169851658/ |publisher=Post-Bulletin |access-date=8 April 2025 |page=16 |date=18 Sep 1980}}