Nnamdi Innocent

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Nnamdi Innocent
Personal information
Born (1980-09-30) 30 September 1980 (age 42)
Sport
CountryNigeria
Sport Paralympic powerlifting
Medal record
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro 72 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Nur-Sultan 72 kg
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 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]

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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

YearVenueWeightAttempts (kg)TotalRank
123
Summer Paralympics
2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 72 kg 203210215210Bronze medal icon.svg
2021 Tokyo, Japan 72 kg 200200200NM
World Championships
2017 Mexico City, Mexico72 kg1801902041905
2019 Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan72 kg190200202190Bronze medal icon.svg

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References

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