Johnathan Peter Akinyemi (born 22 November 1988 in

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) is a British-Nigerian slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 2006 to 2016. He competed for Great Britain as a junior in 2006 and then represented Nigeria from 2007 onwards. At the

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he competed in the K1 event, finishing 21st in the heats, failing to qualify for the semifinals. He finished in 20th place in the same event at the

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World Cup individual podiums

¹ African Championship counting for World Cup points

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* Nigerian male canoeists 1988 births Living people Olympic canoeists for Nigeria Canoeists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2016 Summer Olympics English people of Nigerian descent Sportspeople of Nigerian descent English people of Yoruba descent Yoruba sportspeople 20th-century Nigerian people 21st-century Nigerian sportsmen {{ Nigeria-sport-bio-stub