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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 30 September 1980 Nigeria |
| Sport | |
| Country | Nigeria |
| Sport | Paralympic powerlifting |
Nnamdi Innocent ⓘ(born 30 September 1980) is a Nigerian Paralympic powerlifter.[1] He represented Nigeria at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and he won the bronze medal in the men's 72 kg event.[1][2] In 2021, he did not perform a successful lift in the men's 72 kg event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan.[3][4]
He won the gold medal in the men's 72 kg event at the 2018 African Para Powerlifting Championships held in Algiers, Algeria.[5] At the 2019 World Para Powerlifting Championships held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, he won the bronze medal in the men's 72 kg event.[6][7]
He won the bronze medal in the men's lightweight event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham, England.[8]
Results
[edit]| Year | Venue | Weight | Attempts (kg) | Total | Rank | |||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Summer Paralympics | ||||||||||||
| 2016 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 72 kg | 203 | 210 | 210 |  | ||||||
| 2021 | Tokyo, Japan | 72 kg | – | NM | ||||||||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2017 | Mexico City, Mexico | 72 kg | 180 | 190 | 190 | 5 | ||||||
| 2019 | Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan | 72 kg | 190 | 190 | | |||||||
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Nnamdi Innocent". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
- ↑ Winters, Max (11 September 2016). "Ejike claims Rio 2016 powerlifting gold to end Egyptian Omar's dominance". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
- ↑ "Men's 72 kg Results" (PDF). 2020 Summer Paralympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ↑ "Powerlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Paralympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ↑ Diamond, James (12 August 2018). "World record performance ends African Para Powerlifting Championships in Algiers". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ↑ "Men's up to 72kg Results" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 16 July 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2020.
- ↑ Monye, Alex (25 July 2019). "Nigeria returns from World Para-Powerlifting Championship as second best team". The Guardian. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
- ↑ Bajela, Ebenezer (4 August 2022). "Powerlifting: Innocent wins bronze for Nigeria". The Punch. Nigeria.
Para powerlifter Nnamdi Innocent has won a bronze medal for Team Nigeria at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Birmingham
External links
[edit]- Nnamdi Innocent at the International Paralympic Committee
- Nnamdi Innocent at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
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