Sunday Bada (June 22, 1969, Kwara - December 12, 2011) was a retired Nigerian sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres event.[1] Bada won three medals at World Indoor Championships, including a gold medal in 1997. Additionally, he was a part of the Nigerian team that won the silver medal in 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2000 Olympics. Nigeria established a national record time of 2:58.68 minutes.[2] He set his personal best of 44.63 seconds at the 1993 World Championships where he finished fifth. This is the second fastest time by a Nigerian sprinter, after Innocent Egbunike best of 44.17 s.[3] Bada's indoor best of 45.51 s is the African record for the event