Nnamdi Innocent Explained
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.
Results
| Year | Venue | Weight | Attempts (kg) | Total | Rank |
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| width=65 | 1 | width=65 | 2 | width=65 | 3 |
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| Summer Paralympics |
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| align=left | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | | 203 | 210 | 215 | 210 | |
| align=left | Tokyo, Japan | | 200 | 200 | 200 | – | |
| World Championships |
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| align=left | Mexico City, Mexico | 72 kg | 180 | 190 | 204 | 190 | 5 |
| align=left | Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan | 72 kg | 190 | 200 | 202 | 190 | | |
Notes and References
- Web site: Nnamdi Innocent. paralympic.org. 26 December 2019. International Paralympic Committee.
- News: Winters. Max. 11 September 2016. Ejike claims Rio 2016 powerlifting gold to end Egyptian Omar's dominance. InsideTheGames.biz. 11 September 2016.
- Web site: Men's 72 kg Results. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210828113121/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/resPG2020-/pdf/PG2020-/PWL/PG2020-_PWL_C73_PWLM72KG----00000-----------------.pdf. 28 August 2021. 2 September 2021. 2020 Summer Paralympics.
- Web site: Powerlifting Results Book. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210830130058/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/resPG2020-/pdf/PG2020-/PWL/PG2020-_PWL_B99_PWL-------------------------------.pdf. 30 August 2021. 2 September 2021. 2020 Summer Paralympics.
- News: Diamond. James. 12 August 2018. World record performance ends African Para Powerlifting Championships in Algiers. InsideTheGames.biz. 12 August 2018.
- Web site: Men's up to 72kg Results. 16 July 2019. International Paralympic Committee. https://web.archive.org/web/20200727103406/https://www.paralympic.org/static/info/resPOAS19/pdf/POAS19/PO/POAS19_PO_C73_POM072000.pdf. 27 July 2020.
- News: Nigeria returns from World Para-Powerlifting Championship as second best team. Monye. Alex. 25 July 2019. The Guardian. 8 January 2020.
