Chidi Okezie
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Full name | Chidi Anthony Okezie | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | American, Nigerian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1993-08-08) 8 August 1993 (age 31) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Nigeria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Running | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 400 metres | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | Hampton Pirates | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Maurice Pierce | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal best | 400 m: 45.24 (Nevis 2018) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Chidi Anthony Okezie (born 8 August 1993) is a sprinter.[2] Born in the United States, he competes internationally for Nigeria. He is a two-time African Championships bronze medallist in the 400 metres.
Personal
His father, Moses Okezie is Nigerian and his mother Carol Morris is Jamaican. He has nine siblings.[3] He graduated from Hampton University in 2015 and has a Master's in Sports Administration.
Career
Okezie was part of the American 4 × 400 m relay team that won a gold medal at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics in Barcelona.[4]
He represented Nigeria at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and reached the semifinals of the 400 m. He also ran the anchor leg for the country in the 4 x 400 metres relay heats. The team finished second but were eventually disqualified for a lane infringement.[5]
The 2018 African Championships were a success for Okezie. He won an individual bronze medal in the 400 metres behind Baboloki Thebe and Thapelo Phora. This made him a two-time African Championships bronze medallist as he had won a bronze medal at the 2016 Championships in Durban. He later anchored the Nigerian 4 x 400 m relay team to a bronze medal behind Kenya and South Africa. Okezie was also a member of the African quartet that placed second in the mixed 4 x 400 m relay at the 2018 IAAF Continental Cup.
In 2019, he won the bronze medal in the men's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2019 African Games held in Rabat, Morocco.[6] He also won the bronze medal in the men's 400 metres.[6]
His personal best in the 400 metres is 45.24 s which he set at the 2018 Culturama Games in Nevis.
Competition record
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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2012 | World Junior Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:03.99 |
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2016 | World Indoor Championships | Portland, United States | 15th (h) | 400 m | 47.05 |
5th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:08.55 | |||
African Championships | Durban, South Africa | 3rd | 400 m | 45.76 | |
2018 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 17th (sf) | 400 m | 48.53 |
Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | 21st (sf) | 400 m | 47.33 | |
– | 4 × 400 m relay | DQ | |||
African Championships | Asaba, Nigeria | 3rd | 400 m | 45.65 | |
3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:04.88 | |||
2019 | African Games | Rabat, Morocco | 3rd | 400 m | 45.61 |
3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:03.42 | |||
2022 | African Championships | Port Louis, Mauritius | 4th | 200 m | 21.02 |
3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:07.05 | |||
2024 | African Games | Accra, Ghana | 1st | 400 m | 45.06 |
3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:01.84 | |||
African Championships | Douala, Cameroon | 9th (sf) | 400 m | 45.96 | |
4th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:02.93 |
National Titles
- 400 metres: 2015
Personal bests
Outdoor
- 400 metres – 45.24 (Nevis, 2018)[7][8]
Indoor
- 200 metres – 21.02 (Boston 2016)
- 400 metres – 46.48 (Boston 2016)
References
- ^ "OKEZIE Chidi".
- ^ Womack, Ray. "Chidi Okezie - Philly's Newest Triple Threat". PennTrackXC.com.
- ^ "Chidi Okezie - Men's Track (Indoor/Outdoor)". Hampton University Athletics. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- ^ "OKEZIE WINS GOLD AT WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". Hampton University Athletics. 16 July 2012.
- ^ "Athletics | Result Men's 4 x 400m Relay Round 1 - Heat 1 - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games". results.gc2018.com. Archived from the original on 1 March 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- ^ a b "Athletics Results Book" (PDF). 2019 African Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 August 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ^ "Chidi Okezie storms to 45.24s PB ahead of 2018 African Championships". The Athletic Heat. 24 July 2018. Archived from the original on 1 March 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- ^ "Nevis Athletics". nb-no.facebook.com (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 28 February 2019.
External links
- Chidi Okezie at World Athletics
- DyeStat profile for Chidi Okezie
- Hampton Pirates bio
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- 1965: Wilson Kiprugut (KEN)
- 1973: Charles Asati (KEN)
- 1978: Hassan El Kashief (SUD)
- 1987: Innocent Egbunike (NGR)
- 1991–95: Samson Kitur (KEN)
- 1999: Kennedy Ochieng (KEN)
- 2003: Ezra Sambu (KEN)
- 2007: California Molefe (BOT)
- 2011: Rabah Yousif (SUD)
- 2015: Isaac Makwala (BOT)
- 2019: Leungo Scotch (BOT)
- 2023: Chidi Okezie (NGR)