Clement Chukwu
Clement Chukwu (born 7 July 1973) is a former Nigerian athlete who specialized lines of the 200 - and 400 -meter run were.
Sporting successes
Chukwu participated in two Olympic Games (1996, 2000) in part. At the Olympic Games in Sydney in 2000, he won the Nigerian 4 x 400 - meter relay at first the silver medal. In the final, he put it together with Jew Monye, Sunday Bada and cage rotor Enefiok Udo Obong - up in a time of 2:58,68 min an African record. In August 2008, originally victorious American squadron was subsequently disqualified for a doping offense runner Antonio Pettigrew her. In July 2012, the Nigerian squadron was officially awarded the gold.
Also as a single starter Chukwu was successful: he won the 400-meter competition at the Universiade 1997 in Sicily, the title of the Africa Championships in 1998 and a silver medal at the African Games in 1999 in Johannesburg.
At a height of 1.90 meters, his competition weight was 82 kg.
Doping ban
Due to a positive doping tests Chukwu was blocked by the World Association of Athletics Federations IAAF between 1992 and 1996.
Bests
- Outdoor 200 -meter run: - 20.30 s ( 1998)
- 300 -meter run: - 32.72 s ( 2000)
- 400 -meter run: - 44.65 s ( 1998)
- 400 meter dash: - 45.95 (1997)