medaltemplates article_title birth_date
men 's athletics fidelis gadzama
 october 20 , 1979
fidelis gadzama

fidelis gadzama -lrb- born october 20 , 1979 -rrb- is a nigerian athlete and olympic medalist .
gadzama was a part of the nigerian team that received a silver medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2000 olympics in sydney .
the nigerian team finished second behind the us team , which has later been formally disqualified from the 4x400 meters relay event at the 2000 olympics by the international olympic committee , due to one of the team members ' use of illegal performance-enhancing drugs while competing in sydney .
on 21 july 2012 , the 2000 olympics 4x400m relay medals were reallocated after the usa team was stripped of the gold medal , meaning gadzama and nigeria are the gold medalists .
in may 2014 , he was elected as a labour councillor for the cannon hill ward in the london borough of merton .
