Nnamdi Chinecherem
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| Born | 12 July 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Javelin | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Nnamdi Chinecherem Prosper (born 12 July 2002) is a Nigerian Javelin athlete.[1]
Career[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ "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.
Categories:
- 2002 births
- Living people
- Nigerian javelin throwers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Nigeria
- African Games gold medalists for Nigeria
- African Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 African Games
- African Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field)