Atsu Nyamadi
Appearance
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Born | Anloga, Ghana[1] | 1 June 1994|||||||||||||||||||||||
Education | Middle Tennessee State University | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Decathlon | |||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Atsu Nyamadi (born 1 June 1994, in Anloga) is a Ghanaian athlete competing in the decathlon.[3] He won medals at the 2014 African Championships and 2015 African Games.
His personal best in the event is 7567 points set in Eugene in 2015. This is the current national record.
Competition record
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Ghana | |||||
2010 | Youth Olympic Games | Singapore | 8th | Triple jump | 14.51 m |
2012 | African Championships | Porto Novo, Benin | 5th | Decathlon | 5932 pts |
2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, United Kingdom | – | Decathlon | DNF |
African Championships | Marrakech, Morocco | 3rd | Decathlon | 5932 pts | |
2015 | African Games | Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | 2nd | Decathlon | 7478 pts |
2016 | African Championships | Durban, South Africa | 2nd | Decathlon | 7501 pts |
Personal bests
Outdoor
- 100 metres – 11.22 (+0.8 m/s) (Athens, GA 2015)
- 400 metres – 50.06 (Marrakech 2014)
- 1500 metres – 4:33.05 (Eugene 2015)
- 110 metres hurdles – 15.06 (-1.1 m/s) (Athens, GA 2015)
- High jump – 1.97 (Athens, GA 2015)
- Pole vault – 4.00 (Eugene 2015)
- Long jump – 7.36 (+0.4 m/s) (Glasgow 2014)
- Triple jump – 15.14 (Kumasi 2011)
- Shot put – 13.52 (Eugene 2015)
- Discus throw – 44.10 (Eugene 2015)
- Javelin throw – 65.63 (Athens, GA 2015)
- Decathlon – 7567 (Eugene 2015)