Atsu Nyamadi
{{short description|Ghanaian decathlete}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Atsu Nyamadi
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| nationality = {{flagicon|GHA}} Ghanaian
| sport = Track and field
| event = Decathlon
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|06|1|df=y}}
| birth_place = Anloga, Ghana[http://g2014results.thecgf.com/athlete/cycling_road/1009012/atsu_nyamadi.html 2014 CWG profile]
| height = 1.87 m[https://results.gc2018.com/en/athletics/athlete-profile-n6025615-atsu-nyamadi.htm 2018 CWG bio]
| weight = 81 kg
| education = Middle Tennessee State University[http://goblueraiders.com/roster.aspx?path=&rp_id=4693 College team profile]
| collegeteam = Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
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| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's Athletics}}
{{MedalCountry | {{GHA}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|African Games}}
{{MedalSilver|2015 Brazzaville| Decathlon}}
{{MedalCompetition|African Championships}}
{{MedalSilver|2016 Durban| Decathlon}}
{{MedalBronze|2014 Marrakech| Decathlon}}
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Atsu Nyamadi (born 1 June 1994, in Anloga) is a Ghanaian athlete competing in the decathlon.{{World Athletics}} 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
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2010
|8th |Triple jump |
2012
|5th |Decathlon |
rowspan=2|2014
| – |Decathlon |DNF |
African Championships
|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |Decathlon |
2015
|Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo |bgcolor=silver|2nd |Decathlon |
2016
|bgcolor=silver|2nd |Decathlon |
2018
| – |Decathlon |DNF |
Personal bests
Outdoor
- 100 metres – 11.12 (+1.3 m/s) (Eugene 2016)
- 400 metres – 49.76 (Murfreesboro 2016)
- 1500 metres – 3:56.33 (Porto Novo 2012)
- 110 metres hurdles – 14.61 (+2.0 m/s) (Auburn 2016)
- High jump – 2.01 (Murfreesboro 2016)
- Pole vault – 4.40 (Charlottesville 2017)
- Long jump – 7.62 (+1.7 m/s) (Charlottesville 2017)
- Triple jump – 15.14 (Kumasi 2011)
- Shot put – 14.49 (Gold Coast 2018)
- Discus throw – 46.61 (Gold Coast 2018)
- Javelin throw – 66.96 (Eugene 2016)
- Decathlon – 7811 (Charlottesville 2017)
Indoor
- 60 metres – 7.10 (Birmingham 2016)
- 1000 metres – 2:45.93 (Birmingham 2016)
- 60 metres hurdles – 8.22 (Birmingham 2018)
- High jump – 2.01 (Nashville 2015)
- Pole vault – 4.29 (Birmingham 2017)
- Long jump – 7.57 (Nashville 2016)
- Triple jump – 15.04 (Murfreesboro 2014)
- Shot put – 14.50 (Birmingham 2018)
- Heptathlon – 5505 (Birmingham 2017)
References
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Category:Ghanaian male athletes
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Category:People from Volta Region
Category:African Games silver medalists for Ghana
Category:African Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 African Games
Category:Commonwealth Games competitors for Ghana
Category:T.I. Ahmadiyya Senior High School (Kumasi) alumni
Category:21st-century Ghanaian sportsmen
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