Onyema Adigida (born 7 January 2000) is a Dutch sprinter. He is a four-time national champion and won the gold medal in the 200 metres at the 2019 European Athletics U20 Championships.
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| Born | January 7, 2000[1] | ||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Netherlands | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Sport of athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | 200 metres | ||||||||||||||
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Career
editAdigida won his first national medal in 2016, finishing 3rd at the Dutch U18 Championships over 100 m. The following year, he won the 200 m U18 indoor championships and outdoor U18 titles over both 100 m and 200 m. After winning 60 m and 200 m indoor U18 championships in 2018, he placed 2nd at the 2018 Dutch Indoor Athletics Championships over 200 m.[1]
At the 2018 World Athletics U20 Championships, Adigida ran 21.04 seconds over 200 m to break the Dutch U20 record in the first round.[2] He advanced to the semi-finals, where he ran 21.10 to place 3rd in his heat and did not make the finals.[3][4]
Adigida won 2019 Dutch U20 championships over 60 m and 200 m and then won the 200 m at the 2019 Dutch Indoor Athletics Championships. He won 100 m and 200 m Dutch U20 outdoor titles that year and qualified for the 2019 European Athletics U20 Championships. At the European U20 championships, he ran 21.08 seconds over 200 m to win the gold medal, beating event favorite Aaron Sexton.[1][5]
Adigida won two additional Dutch indoor 200 m titles at the 2020 Dutch Indoor Athletics Championships and 2021 Dutch Indoor Athletics Championships. Outdoors, he was 3rd at the 2021 Dutch Athletics Championships 200 m and qualified for the 2021 European Athletics U23 Championships, where he was 5th in the 200 m finals.[1]
He was 3rd in the 200 m at the 2022 Dutch Athletics Championships, and the following year he was 7th in the 60 m finals at the 2023 Dutch Indoor Athletics Championships. He didn't qualify for the 60 m finals at the 2024 Dutch indoor championships but was named to the Dutch team at the 2024 World Athletics Relays, where he anchored their men's 4 × 100 m team and was disqualified.[1]
Prior to the 2024 Dutch Athletics Championships, he was injured with a hernia. He ran a personal best of 20.35 seconds over 200 m to win the national title. He was named to the Dutch 4 × 100 m team at the 2024 Summer Olympics, leading off the squad to a 38.48 time for 8th in their heat.[6]
In 2025, Adigida again led off the Dutch 4 × 100 m team at the 2025 World Athletics Relays, placing 3rd in their World Championship qualifying round heat and failing to finish their repechage heat.[1]
Personal life
editAdigida is from Amsterdam. He is friends with British sprinter Jeremiah Azu. He drives a motorcycle and morotbiked from the Netherlands to Italy following a coaching change, living in Padua.[6]
References
edit- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Onyema Adigida at World Athletics
- ↑ "WK u20 – dag 3: Nationaal onder 20 record voor Onyema Adigida". atletiek.nl (in Dutch).
- ↑ Onyema Adigida at Tilastopaja (subscription required)
- ↑ "Onyema Adigida loopt nationaal record onder de 20 jaar". hardloopnetwerk.nl (in Dutch).
- ↑ "Young Irish athletes left disappointed to finish just outside medal places at Euros". belfasttelegraph.co.uk.
- 1 2 "Geteisterde Adigida stapte op de motor naar Italië, vocht terug en is nu Nederlands kampioen". nhnieuws.nl (in Dutch).
External links
edit- Onyema Adigida at World Athletics
- Onyema Adigida at Olympics.com
- Onyema Adigida at Olympedia
- Onyema Adigida at InterSportStats
- Onyema Adigida at TeamNL (in Dutch)
- Onyema Adigida on Instagram
