Osmond Ezinwa
Osmond Ezinwa ( born November 22, 1971) is a former Nigerian sprinter.
His greatest successes came as a relay runner. At the Olympic Games in Barcelona in 1992 he was a member of the Nigerian 4 x 100 - meter relay team that won the silver medal. However Ezinwa came only in the preliminary round for use. In February 1996, he was tested positive for the stimulant ephedrine and subsequently occupied by the Athletics IAAF, with a three-month doping ban. After which he was able to attend the Olympic Games in Atlanta, missed there, but with the season the final.
In 1997, he was employed at the World Athletics Championships in Athens in the finals as runners start his season. Together with Olapade Adeniken, Francis Obikwelu and his twin brother Davidson Ezinwa s he had only beaten the Canadian team in 38.07. In the same preparation, the Nigerian squadron had set up in the semifinal round with a time of 37.94 s a new continental record.
For Osmond Ezinwas best results as individual starters include its third places in the 100 - meter sprint at the Pan-African Games in 1995 in Harare and at the IAAF Grand Prix Final in 1996 in Milan.
Osmond Ezinwa had a competition weight of 79 kg at a height of 1.82 m.