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{{short description|Nigerian sprinter}}
{{BLP sources|date=April 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}
{{MedalTableTop|medals=
{{Medal|Sport | Men's [[Sport of athletics|athletics]]}}
{{Medal|Country | {{NGR}} }}
{{Medal|Competition|[[Olympic Games]]}}
{{Medal|Bronze| [[2004 Summer Olympics|2004 Athens]] | [[Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay|4x100 m relay]]}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[IAAF World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]}}
{{Medal|Disqualified| [[1999 World Championships in Athletics|1999 Seville]] | 4x100 m relay}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[All-Africa Games]]}}
{{Medal|Gold |[[2003 All-Africa Games|2003 Abuja]]|[[Athletics at the 2003 All-Africa Games|100 m]]}}
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'''Deji Aliu''' (born 22 November 1975 in [[Lagos]]) is a Nigerian [[sprint (running)|sprinter]]. He won the [[100 metres]] event at the 2003 [[All-Africa Games]]. He also took fourth place in the event at the [[2002 Commonwealth Games]].

Aliu formed part of the Nigerian relay team which won a bronze medal at the [[Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay|2004 Olympics]]. Together with [[Innocent Asonze]], [[Francis Obikwelu]] and [[Daniel Effiong]] . He won a bronze medal in 4 x 100 metres relay at the [[1999 World Championships in Athletics]], but the team was later disqualified (in August 2005) because [[Innocent Asonze]] failed a doping test in June 1999.

== Personal bests ==
* [[100 metres]] – 9.95 (2003)
* [[200 metres]] – 20.25 (2002)

== External links ==
* {{World Athletics}}
* {{Olympics.com profile|deji-aliu|Deji Aliu|org_id=aliu-deji|org_name=Aliu Deji|org_archive=20190626121613}} 
* {{Olympedia}}

{{Footer All-Africa Champions 100 m Men}}
{{Footer All-Africa Champions 4 × 100 m relay Men}}
{{Footer Junior World Champions 100 m Men}}

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[[Category:Yoruba sportspeople]]
[[Category:Nigerian male sprinters]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games]]
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[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games]]
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[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games]]
[[Category:Commonwealth Games athletes for Nigeria]]
[[Category:Olympic athletes for Nigeria]]
[[Category:Olympic bronze medalists for Nigeria]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Athletes from Lagos]]
[[Category:Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)]]
[[Category:African Games gold medalists for Nigeria]]
[[Category:African Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field)]]
[[Category:African Games athletes for Nigeria]]
[[Category:World Athletics Championships athletes for Nigeria]]
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