Johnathan Akinyemi

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Johnathan Peter Akinyemi (born 22 November 1988 in Warrington, England) is a British-Nigerian slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 2006 to 2016. He competed for Great Britain as a junior in 2006 and then represented Nigeria from 2007 onwards. [1]

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At the 2012 Summer Olympics he competed in the K1 event, [2] finishing 21st in the heats, failing to qualify for the semifinals. He finished in 20th place in the same event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. [3]

World Cup individual podiums

SeasonDateVenuePositionEvent
2008 27 January 2008 Sagana 2ndK1 1
Jonathan Peter Akinyemi
Akinyemi
Born22 November 1988
England
NationalityNigerian British
1 African Championship counting for World Cup points

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References

  1. "Jonathan AKINYEMI". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  2. "Jonathan Akinyemi". london2012.com . Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
  3. "Johnathan Akinyemi". Olympedia.org. Retrieved 15 October 2023.