Johnson Chidera Nnamani (born 28 July 2003) is a

Nigerian Nigerians or the Nigerian people are citizens of Nigeria or people with ancestry from Nigeria. The name Nigeria was taken from the Niger River running through the country. This name was allegedly coined in the late 19th century by British jour ...

male sprinter

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who competed for Nigeria at local and international table tennis competitions.

Achievements

Adeyemi participated in the men's 4 × 400 metres relay event at the

2022 Commonwealth Games The 2022 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Birmingham 2022, was an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth of Nations that took place in Birmingham, England bet ...

representing Nigeria. Nnamani alongside Deborah Oke, Imaobong Nse Uko and Bamidele Ajayi were part of the team that won gold medal at the World U-20 Athletics Championships in

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, Kenya. They set a new championship record of 3:19.70 to win the gold medal in the Mixed relay.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nnamani, Johnson 2003 births Living people Nigerian male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Nigeria