Smart Akraka

{{Short description|Nigerian sprinter (1934–2016)}}

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{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Smart Akraka

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| image = Smart Akraka 2.jpg

| caption = Smart Akraka in 2015.

| nationality = Nigerian

| sport = Sprinting

| event = 4 × 100 metres relay

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1934|4|13|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Lagos, Nigeria

| death_date = {{death date and age|2016|6|8|1934|4|13|df=yes}}

| death_place = Bayelsa, Nigeria

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Smart Ekiyegha-Akraka (13 April 1934 – 8 June 2016) was a Nigerian sprinter.{{cite web|url=http://news2.onlinenigeria.com/sports/486322-smart-akraka-former-athletics-federation-of-nigeria-president-dead.html |title=Smart Akraka, Former Athletics Federation Of Nigeria President Dead |work=Online Nigeria |access-date=4 April 2020}} He competed in the men's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 1960 Summer Olympics.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ak/smart-akraka-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418091953/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ak/smart-akraka-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Smart Akraka Olympic Results |access-date=14 August 2017}}

His daughter Maria Akraka is a former 800 metres runner.

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