Davidson Ezinwa

Ezinwa Davidson ( born November 22, 1971) is a former Nigerian sprinter.

After he had become in 1988 at the age of only 16, with a time of 20.97 s Africa champion in the 200 -meter run, he was nominated for the Nigerian 4 x 400 - meter relay at the Olympic Games in Seoul. There he came in the group stage is used, the squadron later divorced from the semi-finals.

In the Africa Championships in 1989 in Lagos, he won the 200 m in 20.82 s the silver medal behind compatriot Olapade Adeniken. 1990 Ezinwa Junior World Champion in the 100 -meter run and took in the competitions in Plovdiv also silver in the 200 - meter race and bronze in the 4 x 100 - meter relay. In addition, he was at the Commonwealth Games in Auckland Second over 100 m. In 1991 he also won the silver medal in the 100 - meter sprint at the Pan-African Games in Cairo behind Frank Fredericks. In the same year he finished fourth at the World Championships in Tokyo in the season. In the 100 -meter run, however, he retired from in the preliminary round.

Probably the biggest success of his career, he celebrated at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona. There he won as the final runner in the 4 x 100 meters relay together with Oluyemi Kayode, Chidi Imoh and Olapade Adeniken the silver medal. With a time of 37.98 s, the Nigerian quartet only had to admit defeat, the s set a world record in the final with 37.40 of the season from the United States. Ezinwa launched in Barcelona in the 100 -meter run, finishing in eighth place here.

The Pan-African Games in 1995 in Harare, he won more than 100 m. In February 1996, he has been banned for the illegal taking the stimulant ephedrine from the Athletics IAAF for three months. After the lock he could participate in the Olympic Games in Atlanta, where he was sixth in the 100 -meter run and was eliminated in the relay in the semifinal round.

Won the 1997 World Indoor Championships Ezinwa in Paris in a personal best of 6.52 s the bronze medal in the 60 - meter dash. Later in the season he won at the World Championships in Athens, the silver medal in the 4 x 100 - meter relay. Together with his twin brother Osmond Ezinwa, Olapade Adeniken and Francis Obikwelu he had s only beaten the Canadian team as a cage rotor in 38.07. In the same preparation, the Nigerian 's shot had set up in the semifinal round with a time of 37.94 s a continental record. In addition Ezinwa launched at the competitions in Athens in the 100 -meter run, finishing in sixth place there.

He had his last international appearance. At the World Indoor Championships in 1999 in Seville After he was eliminated in the 100 -meter run in the semifinals, he tested positive for the peptide hormone hCG. After this doping test he had to stop a repeat infringer his competitive sports career.

Davidson Ezinwa is 1,84 m tall and weighed 82 kg in his playing days.

Bests

  • 50 m (Hall ): 5.64 s, February 15, 1992 Los Angeles
  • 60 m (Hall ): 6.51 s, January 29, 1999 in Chemnitz
  • 100 m: 9.94 s, July 4, 1994, Linz
  • 200 m: 20.25 s, 6 June 1002 Seville Hall: 21,00 s, February 17, 1990, Flagstaff
Summer Olympic Games 1997 World Championships in Athletics 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships 1990 Commonwealth Games 1988 African Championships in Athletics 1989 African Championships in Athletics 4 × 400 metres relay 1991 World Championships in Athletics 4 × 100 metres relay 60 metres 1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships Flagstaff, Arizona
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