![]() Okezie in 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Chidi Anthony Okezie | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | American, Nigerian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | 8 August 1993|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Nigeria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Running | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 400 metres | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | Hampton Pirates | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Aldrin Gray | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal best | 400 m: 44.97 (Canada 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Chidi Anthony Okezie (born 8 August 1993) is a sprinter. [2] Born in the United States, he competes internationally for Nigeria. He is a two-time African Championships bronze medallist in the 400 metres.
His father, Moses Okezie is Nigerian and his mother Carol Morris is Jamaican. He has nine siblings. [3] He graduated from Hampton University in 2015 and has a Master's in Sports Administration.
Okezie was part of the American 4 × 400 m relay team that won a gold medal at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics in Barcelona. [4]
He represented Nigeria at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and reached the semifinals of the 400 m. He also ran the anchor leg for the country in the 4 x 400 metres relay heats. The team finished second but were eventually disqualified for a lane infringement. [5]
The 2018 African Championships were a success for Okezie. He won an individual bronze medal in the 400 metres behind Baboloki Thebe and Thapelo Phora. This made him a two-time African Championships bronze medallist as he had won a bronze medal at the 2016 Championships in Durban. He later anchored the Nigerian 4 x 400 m relay team to a bronze medal behind Kenya and South Africa. Okezie was also a member of the African quartet that placed second in the mixed 4 x 400 m relay at the 2018 IAAF Continental Cup.
In 2019, he won the bronze medal in the men's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2019 African Games held in Rabat, Morocco. [6] He also won the bronze medal in the men's 400 metres. [6]
His personal best in the 400 metres is 45.24 s which he set at the 2018 Culturama Games in Nevis.
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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2012 | World Junior Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:03.99 |
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2016 | World Indoor Championships | Portland, United States | 15th (h) | 400 m | 47.05 |
5th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:08.55 | |||
African Championships | Durban, South Africa | 3rd | 400 m | 45.76 | |
2018 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 17th (sf) | 400 m | 48.53 |
Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | 21st (sf) | 400 m | 47.33 | |
– | 4 × 400 m relay | DQ | |||
African Championships | Asaba, Nigeria | 3rd | 400 m | 45.65 | |
3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:04.88 | |||
2019 | African Games | Rabat, Morocco | 3rd | 400 m | 45.61 |
3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:03.42 | |||
2022 | African Championships | Port Louis, Mauritius | 4th | 200 m | 21.02 |
3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:07.05 | |||
2024 | African Games | Accra, Ghana | 1st | 400 m | 45.06 |
3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:01.84 | |||
African Championships | Douala, Cameroon | 9th (sf) | 400 m | 45.96 | |
4th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:02.93 | |||
Olympic Games | Paris, France | 16th (rep) | 400 m | 45.92 | |
– | 4 × 400 m relay | DQ |
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