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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 November 1966 Isleworth, London, England | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | Sprints | ||||||||||||||
| Club | London Irish | ||||||||||||||
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Adeoye Olubunmi Mafe (born 12 November 1966) is an English male retired sprinter who competed in the 200 metres and 400 metres. At the age of 17, he represented Great Britain at the 1984 Olympic Games, reaching the 200 metres final. Also at 200 meters, he is a three-time World Indoor medallist and the 1989 European Indoor champion. After retiring from athletics, he went on to work as a fitness coach for several association football clubs.
Biography
Athletics career
Mafe was born in Isleworth, London. The year after his Olympic appearance, he became the British 200 metres champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1985 AAA Championships.[1][2]
He won the gold medal at the 1989 European Indoor Championships in 20.92; silver at the 1985 IAAF World Indoor Games in 20.96 and a silver at the 1989 World Indoor Championships in 20.87. He represented England and won a bronze medal in the 200 metres event, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand, in 20.26 (w).[3][4][5] He reached the final of 200 metres at the 1984 Olympic Games, where he finished eighth.
Mafe is a member of the British team which set the world indoor record for the rarely contested 4 × 200 metres relay on 3 March 1991 in Glasgow. Mafe and his teammates Darren Braithwaite, Linford Christie and John Regis ran a time of 1:22.11, which has yet to be bettered.
Mafe is also a member of the team which holds the British outdoor record for the 4 × 200 metres relay. Mafe and Marcus Adam, Linford Christie and John Regis set a time of 1:22.99 in Birmingham on 23 June 1989.
Football career
In 1996 Mafe was signed by Ruud Gullit and Chelsea Football Club to coach the players fitness and training, the Chelsea players fitness was improved under Mafe so much that they won the FA Cup and went on to achieve great things.[citation needed]
In July 2008, Roberto Di Matteo was appointed as the new manager of the Milton Keynes Dons and Mafe was appointed fitness coach at MK Dons to work alongside Di Matteo and his assistant Eddie Newton. Mafe followed Di Matteo to West Bromwich Albion in June 2009.[citation needed]
On 6 February 2011, Mafe left West Bromwich Albion when Roberto Di Matteo was relieved of his duties at the club. Mafe joined the coaching staff at Watford F.C. in October 2012, linking up with Gianfranco Zola whom he knew from his time at Chelsea. He left Watford in July 2013.[citation needed]
On 8 January 2019 Ade appeared on The Chase.[citation needed]
Personal life
Born in England, Mafe is of Nigerian descent.[6]
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  Great Britain
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| 1984 | European Indoor Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 2nd | 200 m | 21.34 |
| 1984 | Olympic Games | Los Angeles, United States | 8th | 200 m | 20.85 |
| 1985 | World Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 2nd | 200 m | 20.96 |
| 1989 | European Indoor Championships | The Hague, Netherlands | 1st | 200 m | 20.92 |
| 1989 | World Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 2nd | 200 m | 20.87 |
| 1991 | World Indoor Championships | Seville, Spain | 3rd | 200 m | 20.92 |
| 1992 | European Indoor Championships | Genoa, Italy | 6th | 400 m | 47.33 |
| 1993 | World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 10th (heats) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:02.15 |
Representing  England
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| 1990 | Commonwealth Games | Auckland, New Zealand | 3rd | 200 m | 20.26 (w) |
References
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
- ^ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
- ^ "1990 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "England team in 1990". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "Ade Mafe, foremost British athlete says, "Nigeria is my ancestral home," …Describes Tobi Amusan others' feat @ Commonwealth Games "an expected reality"". Church Times.
External links
European Indoor Champions in men's 200 metres | |
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- 1966 births
- Living people
- 20th-century English sportsmen
- Athletes from the London Borough of Hounslow
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1990 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England
- English men sprinters
- British men sprinters
- English people of Nigerian descent
- Olympic athletes for Great Britain
- Chelsea F.C. non-playing staff
- Milton Keynes Dons F.C. non-playing staff
- West Bromwich Albion F.C. non-playing staff
- Watford F.C. non-playing staff
- World Athletics indoor record holders (relay)
- World Athletics Indoor Championships medalists
- World Athletics Championships winners
- Medallists at the 1990 Commonwealth Games
- People from Isleworth
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in athletics
