Amaka Ogoegbunam
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| Born | 3 March 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 61 kg (134 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Nigeria | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 400 metres hurdles | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Amaka Ogoegbunam (born 3 March 1990) is a Nigerian sprinter.[1] She competed in the 400 metres hurdles event at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China.[2]
Doping ban
[edit]Ogoegbunam tested positive for the anabolic steroid metenolone at the 2009 African Junior Athletics Championships in sample collected on 31 July 2009. Before the analyse of the sample was completed she competed at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics in Berlin, where she also tested positive for the same steroid in a sample collected on 18 August.[3] She subsequently received a 3-year doping ban from sports, at the age of 19. The ban ended 30 July 2012.[4][5]
International competitions
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | African Junior Championships | Stade Germain Comarmond Bambous, Mauritius |
DQ (1st) |
200 m | DQ (25.37) |
| DQ (1st) |
100 m hurdles | DQ (14.28) | |||
| DQ (1st) |
400 m hurdles | DQ (58.45) | |||
| DQ (1st) |
4 × 400 m relay | DQ | |||
| World Championships | Olympiastadion Berlin, Germany |
DQ (DNF semis) |
400 m | DQ (52.85) | |
| DQ (DNS semis) |
400 m hurdles | DQ (55.80) | |||
| 2015 | World Championships | Beijing National Stadium Beijing, China |
33rd (h) | 400 m hurdles | 58.16 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Amaka Ogoegbunam". IAAF. 25 August 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
- ^ Heats results
- ^ Turner, Chris (21 August 2009). IAAF DAILY MEDIA BRIEFING - Aug 21 - Berlin 2009. IAAF. Retrieved on 22 August 2009
- ^ "Athletes currently suspended from all competitions in athletics following an anti-doping rule violation September 2010" (PDF). IAAF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 October 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
- ^ "IAAF News 2010, Issue 109-118". iaaf.org. IAAF. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
External links
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Categories:
- 1990 births
- Living people
- Doping cases in athletics
- Nigerian female hurdlers
- Nigerian sportspeople in doping cases
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Nigeria
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Nigeria
- African Games gold medalists for Nigeria
- African Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 African Games
- 21st-century Nigerian women