Ezekiel Nathaniel Explained

Ezekiel Nathaniel
Nationality:	Nigerian
Sport:	Track and Field
Event:	400 metres hurdles
Birth Date:	20 June 2003

Ezekiel Nathaniel (born 20 June 2003) is a Nigerian track and field athlete who is a 400 metre hurdler.

Career

Nathaniel studies at Baylor University in Texas. In May 2022, during his freshman year, he ran the 400m hurdles in a personal best time of 48.42, winning the Big 12 Conference title and breaking the Nigerian record set by Henry Amike in 1987.^{[1] [2]} Subsequently at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, he ran his first-round heat in 49.64, qualifying for the semi finals.^[3]

In Budapest, competing at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in August 2023, he reached the semi finals.^[4]

In July 2024, he was officially named as part of the Nigerian team for the 2024 Paris Olympics.^[5]

External links

• Ezekiel Nathaniel at Baylor Bears track and field

Notes and References

1. News: Oluwadare Popoola . Ezekiel Nathaniel breaks Henry Amike's 35-year-old 400mH NR to win Big 12 title in Texas! . Making of Champions . 16 May 2022 . 8 August 2022 .
2. News: Remi Sulola . Nathaniel Ezekiel breaks 34-year Nigerian record in 400m . The Cable . 16 May 2022 . 8 August 2022 .
3. News: James Agberebi . World Athletics Championships: Nathaniel Becomes 4th Nigerian To Reach 400m Hurdles Semis . Complete Sports . 17 July 2022 . 8 August 2022 .
4. Web site: Men's 400m Hurdles Results: World Athletics Championships 2023. Watch Athletics. 23 August 2023.
5. Web site: AFN lists 35 track-and-field athletes for Olympics. punchng.com. 7 July 2024. 7 July 2024.