Jude Monye

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Jude Monye (born 16 November 1973) is a Nigerian athlete who specializes in the 400 metres. He is of Onicha-Ugbo, Delta State of Nigeria origin. Monye came to the United States to attend Mississippi State University, where he obtained a degree in geology. While attending school, he won the diversity visa lottery and was allowed to become a legal permanent resident of the United States. He became a citizen on 20 February 2004.{{Cite web|url=http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2008/aug/29/precious_medal/|title = Precious medal}}

His personal best is 45.16, set during the 1995 World Championships in Athletics where he reached the semi-final. The same year he won a bronze medal at the All-Africa Games. Monye was a part of the Nigerian team that won the silver medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2000 Olympics. He also competed in the individual contest, but was knocked out in the heats.

Olympics Controversy

During the 2000 Olympics, the American team won the gold medal, with the Nigerian team finishing second. However, Antonio Pettigrew acknowledged that he had used performance-enhancing drugs, along with two other members of the relay team, and was therefore stripped of his medal.{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/sports/olympics/03rings.html | title=I.O.C. Strips Gold From 2000 U.S. Relay Team|first=Juliet|last=Macur|date=3 August 2008|newspaper=The New York Times|access-date=20 August 2019 }} The awards were not immediately reallocated to the runners-up Nigeria that Monye raced on, despite the likelihood of it.{{cite web |url=http://www.aolnews.com/2008/05/22/congratulations-2000-nigerian-4x400-relay-team-you-just-won-th/ |title=Congratulations, 2000 Nigerian 4x400 Relay Team: You Just Won the Gold Medal |website=www.aolnews.com |access-date=6 June 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120729121710/http://www.aolnews.com/2008/05/22/congratulations-2000-nigerian-4x400-relay-team-you-just-won-th/ |archive-date=29 July 2012 |url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.olympic.org/nigeria|title=Nigeria - National Olympic Committee (NOC)|date=27 July 2021}}

On 21 July 2012, the 2000 Olympics 4 × 400 m relay medals were reallocated after the USA team was stripped of the gold medal, meaning Monye and Nigeria are the gold medalists.

Personal Bests

colspan="5" \|Outdoor
class="wikitable" ! Event !! Time (s) (Wind) !! Date !! Venue !! Note
200 m	20.78 (-0.1)	15 April 1995	{{Flagicon\|USA}} Starkville, Mississippi
300 m	34.04	25 June 2004	{{Flagicon\|GER}} Heidelberg
400 m	44.83	11 May 1996	{{Flagicon\|JAM}} Kingston
400 m Hurdles	50.90	22 March 1997	{{Flagicon\|NGR}} Benin City
{{nowrap\|4 × 400 m}} Relay	2:58.68	30 September 2000	{{Flagicon\|AUS}} Sydney	NR
colspan="5" \|Indoor
200 m	22.00	17 January 1997	{{Flagicon\|CAN}} Montréal
400 m	46.70	2 February 1997	{{Flagicon\|GER}} Stuttgart
{{nowrap\|4 × 400 m}} Relay	3:09.76	10 March 2001	{{Flagicon\|POR}} Lisbon