Atsu Nyamadi

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Atsu Nyamadi
Personal information
Nationality Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghanaian
Born (1994-06-01) 1 June 1994 (age 29)
Anloga, Ghana [1]
Education Middle Tennessee State University [2]
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) [3]
Weight81 kg (179 lb)
Sport
Sport Track and field
Event(s) Decathlon
College team Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
African Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Brazzaville Decathlon
African Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Durban Decathlon
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Marrakech Decathlon

Atsu Nyamadi (born 1 June 1994, in Anloga) is a Ghanaian athlete competing in the decathlon. [4] He won medals at the 2014 African Championships and 2015 African Games.

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His personal best in the event is 7567 points set in Eugene in 2015. This is the current national record.

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
2010 Youth Olympic Games Singapore 8thTriple jump 14.51 m
2012 African Championships Porto Novo, Benin 5thDecathlon 5932 pts
2014 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom Decathlon DNF
African Championships Marrakech, Morocco 3rdDecathlon 6946 pts
2015 African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo 2ndDecathlon 7478 pts
2016 African Championships Durban, South Africa 2ndDecathlon 7501 pts
2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia Decathlon DNF

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

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