Rhasidat Adeleke
Adeleke at the 2023 World Athletics Championships | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 29 August 2002 Dublin, Ireland |
| Education | University of Texas |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Sprints |
| College team | Texas Longhorns |
| Club | Tallaght AC |
| Coached by | Edrick Floréal |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests | |
Medal record | |
Rhasidat Adeleke (/rəˈʃiːdə ˌædəˈlɛkeɪ/ rə-SHEE-də AD-ə-LEK-ay, Yoruba: [ādélékè]; born 29 August 2002) is an Irish sprinter. She was the silver medalist in the 400 m at the 2024 European Championships.
Adeleke was the first Irish woman to break the 50-second barrier in the 400 metres. She holds seven individual Irish national records (60 m indoors, 100 m outdoors, 200 m indoors and out, 300 m indoors and 400 m indoors and out). As part of relay teams, she contributed to setting two additional national records: the women's 4 × 400 metres relay and the mixed 4 × 400 metres relay.