Du'aine Ladejo

Du'aine Ladejo
Personal information
NationalityEnglish
Born (1971-02-14) 14 February 1971 (age 53)
Paddington, London
Sport
SportAthletics
ClubBirchfield Harriers
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta 4x400 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Barcelona 4x400 m relay
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1994 Helsinki 400 m
Gold medal – first place 1994 Helsinki 4x400 m relay
European Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 1994 Paris 400 m
Gold medal – first place 1996 Stockholm 400 m
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1994 Victoria 4x400 m relay
Silver medal – second place 1994 Victoria 400 m

Du'aine Ladejo[1] (born 14 February 1971, in Paddington, London, England) is an English-born athlete and television personality. In his sports career, he was best known for winning the 400 metres sprint gold medal at the 1994 European Championships and being a member of the United Kingdom and England 400-metre relay squads at the European Championships, Olympics and Commonwealth Games during the 1990s. Ladejo is of mainly Nigerian ancestry[2]

Since retiring from athletics, he has appeared on several television shows including Gladiators, where he is known by his Gladiator alias Predator. Ladejo is also the founder of Du'aine's Fit4Schools, an organisation which raises funds to promote health and fitness in schools.[3] He now works full time as the head of Track & Field at Knox Grammar School, Sydney.[citation needed]

  1. ^ Turnbull, Simon (7 July 2001). "Du'aine takes the lad out of Ladejo". The Independent. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Athletics: Ladejo digs in to steal Black's thunder: European Athletics". Independent.co.uk. 11 August 1994.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Predator at gladiatorszone.co.uk was invoked but never defined (see the help page).