Chidi Okezie

Chidi Okezie

Personal information
Nationality	American//Nigerian
Born	(1993-08-08) August 8, 1993
Residence	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight	198 lb (90 kg)
Sport
Sport	Running
Event(s)	400 metres
College team	Hampton Pirates
Coached by	Maurice Pierce
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	400 m: 46.11 (Princeton 2012)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing the  United States World Junior Championships 2012 Barcelona 4×400 m relay Representing  Nigeria African Championships 2016 Durban 400 m 2018 Asaba 400 m 2018 Asaba 4 × 400 m

Chidi Okezie (born August 8, 1993) is a US-born sprinter of Nigerian and Jamaican descent.^[1] Okezie is competing internationally for Nigeria. He graduated from Hampton University in 2015.

Okezie was part of the American 4 × 400 m relay team that won a gold medal at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics in Barcelona.^[2]

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing the  United States
2012	World Junior Championships	Barcelona, Spain	1st	4x400 m relay	3:03.99
Representing  Nigeria
2016	World Indoor Championships	Portland, United States	15th (h)	400 m	47.05
			5th	4x400 m relay	3:08.55
	African Championships	Durban, South Africa	3rd	400 m	45.76
2018	World Indoor Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	17th (sf)	400 m	48.53
	Commonwealth Games	Gold Coast, Australia	21st (sf)	400 m	47.33
			–	4 × 400 m relay	DQ
	African Championships	Asaba, Nigeria	3rd	400 m	45.65
			3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:04.88

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 400 metres – 46.07 (Jacksonville 2015)

Indoor

• 200 metres – 21.02 (Boston 2016)
• 400 metres – 46.48 (Boston 2016)

References

External links

• Chidi Okezie at IAAF
• DyeStat profile for Chidi Okezie
• Hampton Pirates bio