Florence Ekpo-Umoh
Appearance
Florence Ekpo-Umoh (born 27 December 1977 in Lagos) is a Nigerian-German sprinter, who specializes in the 400 m. She was suspended from competing for two years for doping.
Career
[edit]Ekpo-Umoh last competed for her birth country Nigeria at the 1994 World Junior Championships. She defected to Germany in 1995 during a training camp there, married her German trainer in 1998 and received German citizenship in 2000. Since 1998, she represented the sports club USC Mainz.
In 2003, Ekpo-Umoh was found guilty of stanozolol doping. The sample was delivered on 24 January 2003 in an out-of-competition test in South Africa. She was suspended from the sport until March 2005.[1]
Her personal best time is 51.13 seconds, achieved in June 2001 in Stuttgart.
Achievements
[edit]Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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1994 | World Junior Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 8th (sf) | 400m | 53.84 |
14th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:49.16 | |||
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2001 | World Indoor Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:31.00 |
World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:21.97 | |
2002 | European Championships | Munich, Germany | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:25.10 |
World Cup | Madrid, Spain | 6th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:31.09 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Grimes fails drugs test". BBC. 13 August 2003. Retrieved 14 September 2007.
External links
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