Chinaza Amadi

Chinaza Amadi
Personal information
Nationality Nigeria
Born (1987-09-12) 12 September 1987 (age 37)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventLong jump
Medal record
Women's Athletics
Representing  Nigeria
African Championships
Silver medal – second place 2008 Addis Ababa Long jump
Silver medal – second place 2014 Marrakech Long jump
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Bambous Long jump
Updated on 27 August 2016

Chinazom Doris Amadi (born 12 September 1987) is a Nigerian long jumper.

She won the bronze medal at the 2006 African Championships. At the 2007 All-Africa Games she finished fourth, missing the bronze medal by a two centimetre margin.[1] At the 2008 African Championships she won the silver medal.

Her personal best jump is 6.43 metres (21 feet 1 inch), achieved in May 2007 in Lagos.

She was the gold medallist in the long jump at the 2015 African Games, but was stripped of this title after failing a drug test for methenolone.[2] She was banned for four years, until 15 September 2019.[3]

References

  1. ^ 2007 All-Africa Games, women's long jump final Archived 2007-10-10 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Doping ban shock for Nigeria. IOL (2016-01-24). Retrieved on 2016-01-24.
  3. ^ IAAF list of sanctioned athletes