Nnamdi Chinecherem
Nigerian athlete (born 2002)
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Born | (2002-07-12) 12 July 2002 (age 22) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Javelin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nnamdi Chinecherem Prosper (born 12 July 2002) is a Nigerian Javelin athlete.[1]
Career
In 2021, Chinecherem won the bronze medal in the men's javelin throw event at the 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships in Nairobi Kenya.[2][3]
This record made him the first Nigerian athlete to win an award at a field medal since the last championship where Esther Aghatise won a medal in 2002.[4][5]
In 2022, he made up the list of athletics from Nigeria selected for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.[6]
He was one of the flagbearer alongside Folashade Oluwafemiayo during the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games.[7][8]
References
- ^ "Chinecherem NNAMDI | Profile | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ "Kenya 2021: Nigeria's Nnamdi wins bronze in men's javelin". Punch Newspapers. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ "Kenya 2021: Nnamdi eyes javelin gold, Ofili reaches 200m semis". Punch Newspapers. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ Nwoke, Chidi (20 August 2021). "Nigerian Athlete Chinecherem Nnamdi Wins Bronze In Javelin Event". Voice of Nigeria. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ "Nigeria's Chinecherem wins bronze at Nairobi 2021 World Athletics". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 21 August 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ "FULL LIST: Amusan, Aruna... 94 athletes representing Nigeria at 2022 Commonwealth Games". TheCable. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ Busari, Niyi. "Oborududu, Innocent Named Team Nigeria Captains". Oborududu, Innocent Named Team Nigeria Captains. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games: Team Nigeria Flagbearers Emerge". radionigeriaibadan.gov.ng. 27 July 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
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African Games champions in men's javelin throw
- 1965: Anthony Oyakhire (NGR)
- 1973: Jacques Ayé Abehi (CIV)
- 1978–87: Justin Arop (UGA)
- 1991: Christian Okemefula (NGR)
- 1995: Pius Bazighe (NGR)
- 1999: Marius Corbett (RSA)
- 2003: Gerhardus Pienaar (RSA)
- 2007: John Robert Oosthuizen (RSA)
- 2011: Julius Yego (KEN)
- 2015: Ihab Abdelrahman (EGY)
- 2019: Julius Yego (KEN)
- 2023: Nnamdi Chinecherem (NGR)