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{{short description|Nigerian sprinter}}
{{BLP sources|date=August 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Use Nigerian English|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name           = Chidi Imoh
| full_name      = Chukwudi Imoh
| birth_date     = {{birth date and age|df=yes|27 August 1965}}
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{{MedalSport | Men's [[athletics (sport)|athletics]]}}
{{MedalCountry | {{NGR}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Olympic Games]]}}
{{MedalSilver | [[1992 Summer Olympics|1992 Barcelona]] | [[Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay|4x100&nbsp;m relay]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Goodwill Games]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[1986 Goodwill Games|1986 Moscow]]| [[Athletics at the 1986 Goodwill Games|100 m]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics|World Indoor Championships]]}}
{{MedalBronze | [[1991 IAAF World Indoor Championships|1991 Seville]] | 60 m}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[African Championships in Athletics|African Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold |[[1984 African Championships in Athletics|1984 Rabat]]|100 m}}
{{MedalGold |[[1985 African Championships in Athletics|1985 Cairo]]|100 m}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[All-Africa Games]]}}
{{MedalGold |[[1987 All-Africa Games|1987 Nairobi]]|[[Athletics at the 1987 All-Africa Games|100 m]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Summer Universiade]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[1983 Summer Universiade|1983 Edmonton]]| [[Athletics at the 1983 Summer Universiade|100 m]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[1985 Summer Universiade|1985 Kobe]]| [[Athletics at the 1985 Summer Universiade|100 m]]}}
}}

'''Chukwudi "Chidi" Imoh''' (born 27 August 1965)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/nigeria/chidi-imoh-1241 | title=Athletic profile for Chidi Imoh | publisher=International Association of Athletics Federations | accessdate=8 February 2015}}</ref> is a former [[Sprint (running)|sprinter]] from [[Nigeria]] who won an Olympic silver medal in the [[Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics|4 x 100 metres relay]] at the [[1992 Summer Olympics]]. He also won a silver medal in the 100 metres at the [[1986 Goodwill Games]], finished behind [[Ben Johnson (Canadian sprinter)|Ben Johnson]] and ahead of [[Carl Lewis]]. He won a 60 metres bronze medal at the [[1991 IAAF World Indoor Championships|1991 World Indoor Championships]], and he became African champion in 1984 and 1985.

In 1986 he posted the world leading time for that year in the [[100 metres]].

He won the 100 metres race in the [[Athletics at the 1987 All-Africa Games|1987 All-Africa Games]].

Imoh is also a former runner for the [[University of Missouri]] in [[Columbia, Missouri|Columbia]]. He holds the records there in the 200 m outdoor with a time of 19.9, the 100 m outdoor with a time of 10.00 and in the 55 m indoor with a time of 6.10.

==Personal bests==
* [[100 metres]] - 10.00 (1986)
* [[200 metres]] - 21.04 (1985)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{World Athletics||name=Chidi Imoh}}
* {{Olympics.com profile|chidi-imoh}}
* {{SR/Olympics profile|im/chidi-imoh-1}}

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