Davidson Ezinwa
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| Olympic medal record | |||
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| Silver | 1992 Barcelona | 4x100 m relay | |
Davidson Ezinwa (born November 22, 1971) is a former sprinter from Nigeria.
He won a silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics as well as a silver medal at the 1997 World Championships, both in 4 x 100 metres relay. He also won a 60 metres silver medal at the 1997 World Indoor Championships.
In 100 metres his personal best time is 9.94 seconds, although he has recorded 9.91 s, albeit with a doubtful wind reading of -2.3 m/s which is an unlikely weather condition for records. In any case his result ranks him second in Nigeria, behind Olusoji Fasuba, and third in Africa, behind Fasuba and Frankie Fredericks.[1] His personal best 200 metres time is 20.30 seconds, from 1990.
He is the older twin brother of Osmond Ezinwa. Both attended the Christian university Azusa Pacific University. Davidson Ezinwa tested positive for doping twice; for ephedrine in February 1996, together with Osmond and for hCG in 1999.[2]
[edit] References
- IAAF profile for Davidson Ezinwa
- ^ Commonwealth All-Time Lists (Men) - GBR Athletics
- ^ BBC. "Two disqualified over drugs", BBC News, August 25, 1999. Retrieved on 2007-02-09. (Google cached version)
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