Dubem Nwachukwu
{{Short description|Nigerian middle-distance runner (born 2000)}}
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| name = Dubem Nwachukwu
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| nationality = Nigerian
| sport = Athletics
| event = 400m
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|2|8|df=yes}}
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| pb = 400m 44.81 (Austin, 2023)
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{{MedalSport | Men's athletics}}
{{MedalCountry | {{Flagu|Nigeria}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|African Games}}
{{Medal|Bronze|2023 Accra|4x400 m relay}}
{{MedalCompetition|African Championships}}
{{Medal|Silver|2024 Douala|Mixed 4×400 m relay}}
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Dubem Nwachukwu (born 8 February 2000) is a Nigerian track and field athlete who competes over 400 metres.{{cite web|accessdate=1 March 2024|title= Dubem Nwachukwu|website=World Athletics|url= https://worldathletics.org/athletes/nigeria/dubem-nwachukwu-14836794}}
Early life
From Katy, Texas in the United States, he attended St. Thomas High School and Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi and Arizona State University.{{cite web|url=https://thesundevils.com/sports/track-and-field/roster/dubem-nwachukwu/13297|website=The Sun Devils|accessdate=1 March 2024|title=D. Nwachukwu }}{{cite web|url= https://www.statepress.com/article/2021/01/spsports-eight-asu-track-and-field-athletes-set-personal-records-at-texas-tech-invitational |accessdate=1 March 2024|title= Eight Asu Track and Field Athletes Set Personal Records at Texas Tech Invitational| first=Lauren|last=Hertz|date=30 January 2021}} He finished fifth in the 400 metres at the 2023 NCAA Outdoor Championships.{{cite web|url= https://www.flotrack.org/articles/11040749-floridas-emmanuel-bamadile-and-ryan-willie-go-1-2-in-400m-at-ncaas|website=Flo Track|accessdate=1 March 2024|title= Florida's Emmanuel Bamadile And Ryan Willie Go 1-2 In 400m At NCAAs|date= 10 June 2023 |first=Joe|last=Battaglia}}
Career
Nwachukwu was cleared by World Athletics to switch from the United States to Nigeria in 2023.{{cite web|url= https://politicsnow.ng/world-athletics-clears-u-s-based-nwachukwu-to-run-for-nigeria-in-budapest/|website=Politicsnow.ng|date=1 March 2024|title= World Athletics clears US-based Nwachukwu to run for Nigeria in Budapest}} That summer, he finished second over 400 metres at the Nigerian trials.{{cite web|website=Pulse Sports|accessdate=1 March 2024|url= https://www.pulsesports.ng/athletics/story/ofili-nwachukwu-usoro-and-other-top-nigerian-athletes-set-for-return-at-ed-murphy-classic-2023080211471237122 |first=Funmileso|last=Fameso|date=2 August 2023|title= Ofili, Nwachukwu, Usoro, and other top Nigerian athletes set for return at Ed Murphy Classic}} In August 2023, he competed for Nigeria in Budapest at the 2023 World Athletics Championships.{{cite web|url= https://www.premiumtimesng.com/sports/nigeria-sports-news/616908-budapest-2023-mixed-fortunes-for-nigeria-on-day-one.html|website=Premiumtimesng|accessdate=1 March 2024|title= Budapest 2023: Mixed fortunes for Nigeria on Day One|first=Tunde|last=Eludine|date=20 August 2023}}
In March 2024, he was selected for the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow, where he reached the semi-final of the men's 400 meters.{{cite web|url= https://www.watchathletics.com/page/5128/men-s-400m-results-world-athletics-indoor-championships-2024 |accessdate=2 March 2024|date=1 March 2024|title= Men's 400m Results - World Athletics Indoor Championships 2024}}{{cite web|url= https://punchng.com/world-indoor-amusan-out-brume-enekwechi-in/?amp|accessdate=1 March 2024|website=Punchng|title= World Indoor: Amusan out, Brume, Enekwechi in|date=27 February 2024}}
He ran as part of the Nigerian 4x400m relay team which qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics at the 2024 World Relays Championships in Nassau, Bahamas.{{cite web|website=World Athletics|accessdate=12 May 2024|url= https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-relays/bahamas24/results/men/4x400-metres-relay/final/startlist |date=5 May 2024|title= 4X400 METRES RELAY}}{{cite web|url= https://www.makingofchamps.com/2024/05/06/four-nigerian-relay-teams-book-olympic-berths-at-the-2024-world-relays-in-the-bahamas/|website=Making of Champions|accessdate=12 May 2024|title= Four Nigerian relay teams book Olympic berths at the 2024 World Relays in the Bahamas!|first=Oluwadare|last=Popoola |date=6 May 2024}} In July 2024, he was officially named as part of the Nigerian team for the 2024 Paris Olympics to compete in the relay.{{cite web|url= https://punchng.com/afn-lists-35-track-and-field-athletes-for-olympics/?amp|website=punchng.com|accessdate=7 July 2024|title= AFN lists 35 track-and-field athletes for Olympics|date=7 July 2024}}
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Category:21st-century Nigerian sportsmen
Category:African Games bronze medalists for Nigeria
Category:African Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
Category:Arizona State Sun Devils men's track and field athletes
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 African Games
Category:St. Thomas High School (Houston, Texas) alumni
Category:Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi alumni
Category:World Athletics Championships athletes for Nigeria
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