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]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 30 September 1980 |
| Sport | |
| Country | Nigeria |
| Sport | Paralympic powerlifting |
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.
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 | 
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| 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 |
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References edit
- ^ a b "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. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
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