Personal information | |
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Born | 30 September 1980 |
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.
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 |