{{Short description|Nigerian sprinter (1934–2016)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Smart Akraka | birth_name = | image = Smart Akraka 2.jpg | caption = Smart Akraka in 2015. | nationality = Nigerian | sport = Sprinting | event = 4 × 100 metres relay | club = | birth_date = {{birth date|1934|4|13|df=yes}} | birth_place = Lagos, Nigeria | death_date = {{death date and age|2016|6|8|1934|4|13|df=yes}} | death_place = Bayelsa, Nigeria | height = | weight = }}
'''Smart Ekiyegha-Akraka''' (13 April 1934 – 8 June 2016) was a Nigerian sprinter.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news2.onlinenigeria.com/sports/486322-smart-akraka-former-athletics-federation-of-nigeria-president-dead.html |title=Smart Akraka, Former Athletics Federation Of Nigeria President Dead |work=Online Nigeria |access-date=4 April 2020}}</ref> He competed in the men's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 1960 Summer Olympics.<ref name="SportsRef">{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ak/smart-akraka-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418091953/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ak/smart-akraka-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Smart Akraka Olympic Results |access-date=14 August 2017}}</ref>
His daughter Maria Akraka is a former 800 metres runner.
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