Ezekiel Nathaniel (born 20 June 2003) is a Nigerian

track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events ...

athlete who is a 400 metre

hurdler Hurdling is the act of jumping over an obstacle at a high speed or in a sprint. In the early 19th century, hurdlers ran at and jumped over each hurdle (sometimes known as 'burgles'), landing on both feet and checking their forward motion. Today, ...

Career

Nathaniel studies at

Baylor University Baylor University is a private Baptist Christian research university in Waco, Texas. Baylor was chartered in 1845 by the last Congress of the Republic of Texas. Baylor is the oldest continuously operating university in Texas and one of the fir ...

in Texas. In May 2022, during his freshman year, he ran the 400m hurdles in a personal best time of 48.42, winning the

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title and breaking the Nigerian record set by

Henry Amike Henry Amike (born 4 October 1961) is a retired Nigerian athlete who specialized in the 400 metres hurdles The 400 metres hurdles is a track and field hurdling event. The event has been on the Olympic athletics programme since 1900 for men and ...

in 1987. Subsequently at the

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, he ran his first-round heat in 49.64, qualifying for the semi finals. In Budapest, competing at the

2023 World Athletics Championships The 2023 World Athletics Championships ( hu, 2023-as atlétikai világbajnokság), the nineteenth edition of the World Athletics Championships, are scheduled to be held from 19 August to 27 August 2023 in Budapest, Hungary. The city of Budapes ...

in August 2023, he reached the

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. In July 2024, he was officially named as part of the Nigerian team for the

2024 Paris Olympics ) , nations = TBA , athletes = 10,500 ''(quota limit)'' , events = 329 in 32 sports (48 disciplines) , opening = 26 July 2024 , closing = 11 August 2024 , opened_by = , stadium = Stade de France Jardins du Trocadéro and River Seine , summe ...

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Ezekiel Nathaniel
at Baylor Bears track and field 2003 births Living people Nigerian male hurdlers World Athletics Championships athletes for Nigeria 21st-century Nigerian people Baylor Bears men's track and field athletes Athletes (track and field) at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Nigeria {{Nigeria-athletics-bio-stub