Nnamdi Innocent

Nnamdi Innocent
Personal information
Born (1980-09-30) 30 September 1980 (age 44)
Sport
CountryNigeria
SportParalympic powerlifting
Medal record
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 72 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Nur-Sultan 72 kg
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Birmingham Lightweight

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
1 2 3
Summer Paralympics
2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 72 kg 203 210 215 210 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2021 Tokyo, Japan 72 kg 200 200 200 – NM
World Championships
2017 Mexico City, Mexico 72 kg 180 190 204 190 5
2019 Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan 72 kg 190 200 202 190 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

References

  1. ^ a b "Nnamdi Innocent". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  2. ^ Winters, Max (11 September 2016). "Ejike claims Rio 2016 powerlifting gold to end Egyptian Omar's dominance". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Men's 72 kg Results" (PDF). 2020 Summer Paralympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Powerlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Paralympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  5. ^ Diamond, James (12 August 2018). "World record performance ends African Para Powerlifting Championships in Algiers". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  6. ^ "Men's up to 72kg Results" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 16 July 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2020.
  7. ^ 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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