Chidera Ezeakor

Chidera Ezeakor
Personal information
Born (2005-05-05) 5 May 2005
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Sprint
Achievements and titles
Personal bests100m: 10.03 (2026)
200m: 20.72 (2025)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Nigeria
African Championships
Silver medal – second place2026 Accra4×100 m relay
Bronze medal – third place2026 Accra100 m
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place2026 Glasgow4×100m relay
Islamic Solidarity Games
Silver medal – second place2025 Riyadh4x100 m relay

Chidera Ezeakor (born 5 May 2005) is a Nigerian sprinter.[1]

Biography

Representing Edo State, Ezeakor won the 100 metres at the National Sports Festival in Abeokuta in May 2025, finishing in 10.27 seconds.[2] At the Nigerian Athletics Championships in Yabatech on 1 August 2025, he ran a new personal best of 10.25 seconds.[3] Later that year, he became a bronze medalist in the men's 4 x 100 metres relay representing Nigeria at the 2025 Islamic Solidarity Games in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.[4] In July of the same year, he signed with the University of Iowa men's track and field team.[5][6]

In March 2026, he won over 100 metres at the AFN Golden League in Benin City.[7] The following month, he ran a personal best for the 100 in the senior men’s final at the MTN CHAMPS Grand Final in Ibadan to tie with Enoch Adegoke as both men ran 10.15s, sharing the title.[8] Competing for Nigeria at the 2026 World Athletics Relays in Gaborone, Botswana, on 2 May, Ezeakor was part of the Nigerian mixed 4 x 100 metres relay team which qualified for the final, running an African record 40.24 seconds.[9][10][11] Later that month, he competed for Nigeria at the 2026 African Championships in Accra, Ghana, winning the bronze medal in the men's 100 m final, credited with the same time as the silver medalist, South Africa’s Bradley Nkoana.[12][13][14]

He ran a personal best for the 100 metres in June 2026, running 10.03 seconds at the Nigerian Championships and Commonwealth Games Trials, placing third in the final behind Favour Ashe and Adekalu Nicholas Fakorede.[15][16] At the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, he ran in the heats as part of the Nigerian team which went on to win the bronze medal in the men's 4 × 100 m relay.[17]

References

  1. ↑ "Chidera Ezeakor". World Athletics. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
  2. ↑ "NSF: Ezeakor, Odumoso claim 100m titles at Gateway Games". Premium Times. 24 May 2025. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
  3. ↑ "NSF champion Ezeakor joins Iowa". punchng.com. August 9, 2025. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
  4. ↑ "6th Islamic Solidarity Games". World Athletics. 20 Nov 2025. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
  5. ↑ Abe, Olamide (2025-08-09). "NSF champion Ezeakor joins Iowa". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 2026-07-19.
  6. ↑ "University of Iowa Signs Nigerian Sprint Star Chidera Ezeakor". Brand Icon Image - Latest Brand, Tech and Business News. 2013-08-05. Retrieved 2026-07-19.
  7. ↑ "Ezeakor claims 100m title at AFN Golden League". Punchng.com. March 3, 2026. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
  8. ↑ "Ezeakor, Adegoke tie in 100m as Omokwe shines". Peoples Gazette. Abuja, Nigeria. 16 April 2025. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
  9. ↑ Jonckheere, Karien (2 May 2026). "SA and Botswana set up blockbuster relay showdown in Gaborone". Supersport. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
  10. ↑ Shehu, Idris (2 May 2026). "Nigeria breaks African record in mixed 4x100m, qualifies for World Athletics relay". TheCable. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
  11. ↑ Adebayo, Olusola (May 4, 2026). ""We Are Proud Of Our Achievements" Maria Thompson, Chidera Ezeakor Share World Relays Experience After Delivering Four Qualification Tickets in Gaborone". Sports247. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
  12. ↑ Ogunbayo, Abiodun (May 12, 2026). "Chidera Ezeakor Blazes to 10.38s Victory in African Championships Heat". Sports247.ng.
  13. ↑ "African Athletics Championships 2026: Emmanuel Eseme at the double for Cameroon by claiming first continental title in men's 100m". Olymmpics.com. Retrieved 13 May 2026.
  14. ↑ "Historic firsts define opening days of African Championships in Accra". World Athletics. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  15. ↑ "Nigerian Championships - Commonwealth Games Trials". World Athletics. 22 June 2026. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
  16. ↑ "Ashe Wins 100m Finals At Trials, Eyes Commonwealth Medal". Daily Trust. 24 June 2026. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
  17. ↑ "XXIII Commonwealth Games". World Athletics. 1 August 2026. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
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