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| Nationality | Nigerian | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 February 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 400m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 400m 44.81 (Austin, 2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Dubem Nwachukwu (born 8 February 2000) is a Nigerian track and field athlete who competes over 400 metres. [1]
From Katy, Texas in the United States, he attended St. Thomas High School and Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi and Arizona State University. [2] [3] He finished fifth in the 400 metres at the 2023 NCAA Outdoor Championships. [4]
Nwachukwu was cleared by World Athletics to switch from the United States to Nigeria in 2023. [5] That summer, he finished second over 400 metres at the Nigerian trials. [6] In August 2023, he competed for Nigeria in Budapest at the 2023 World Athletics Championships. [7]
In March 2024, he was selected for the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow, where he reached the semi-final of the men's 400 meters. [8] [9]
He ran as part of the Nigerian 4x400m relay team which qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics at the 2024 World Relays Championships in Nassau, Bahamas. [10] [11] In July 2024, he was officially named as part of the Nigerian team for the 2024 Paris Olympics to compete in the relay. [12]
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