Nnamdi Innocent

Nnamdi Innocent
Personal information
Born (1980-09-30) 30 September 1980 (age 44)
Sport
CountryNigeria
SportParalympic powerlifting
Medal record
Paralympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro 72 kg
World Championships
2019 Nur-Sultan 72 kg
Commonwealth Games
2022 Birmingham Lightweight

Nnamdi Innocent (born 30 September 1980) is a Nigerian Paralympic powerlifter. 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. In 2021, he did not perform a successful lift in the men's 72 kg event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan.

He won the gold medal in the men's 72 kg event at the 2018 African Para Powerlifting Championships held in Algiers, Algeria. At the 2019 World Para Powerlifting Championships held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, he won the bronze medal in the men's 72 kg event.

He won the bronze medal in the men's lightweight event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham, England.

Results

Year Venue Weight Attempts (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3
Summer Paralympics
2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 72 kg 203 210 215 210
2021 Tokyo, Japan 72 kg 200 200 200 – NM
World Championships
2017 Mexico City, Mexico 72 kg 180 190 204 190 5
2019 Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan 72 kg 190 200 202 190

References

  1. ^ a b "Nnamdi Innocent". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  2. ^ Winters, Max (11 September 2016). "Ejike claims Rio 2016 powerlifting gold to end Egyptian Omar's dominance". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Men's 72 kg Results" (PDF). 2020 Summer Paralympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Powerlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Paralympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  5. ^ Diamond, James (12 August 2018). "World record performance ends African Para Powerlifting Championships in Algiers". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  6. ^ "Men's up to 72kg Results" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 16 July 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2020.
  7. ^ Monye, Alex (25 July 2019). "Nigeria returns from World Para-Powerlifting Championship as second best team". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 January 2020.


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