Amaka Ogoegbunam

Amaka Ogoegbunam

Personal information
Born	3 March 1990
Sport
Country	Nigeria
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	400 metres hurdles

Amaka Ogoegbunam (born 3 March 1990) is a Nigerian sprinter.^[1] She competed in the 400 metres hurdles event at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China.^[2]

Doping ban

Ogoegbunam tested positive for the anabolic steroid metenolone at the 2009 African Junior Athletics Championships in sample collected on 31 July 2009. Before the analyse of the sample was completed she competed at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics in Berlin, where she also tested positive for the same steroid in a sample collected on 18 August.^[3] She subsequently received a 3-year doping ban from sports, at the age of 19. The ban ended 30 July 2012.^[4][5]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
2009	African Junior Championships	Stade Germain Comarmond Bambous, Mauritius	DQ (1st)	200 m	DQ (25.37)
			DQ (1st)	100 m hurdles	DQ (14.28)
			DQ (1st)	400 m hurdles	DQ (58.45)
			DQ (1st)	4 × 400 m relay	DQ
	World Championships	Olympiastadion Berlin, Germany	DQ (DNF semis)	400 m	DQ (52.85)
			DQ (DNS semis)	400 m hurdles	DQ (55.80)
2015	World Championships	Beijing National Stadium Beijing, China	33rd (h)	400 m hurdles	58.16

References

1. "Amaka Ogoegbunam". IAAF. 25 August 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
2. Heats results
3. Turner, Chris (2009-08-21). IAAF DAILY MEDIA BRIEFING - Aug 21 - Berlin 2009. IAAF. Retrieved on 22 August 2009
4. "Athletes currently suspended from all competitions in athletics following an anti-doping rule violation September 2010" (PDF). iaaf.org via web.archive.org. IAAF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 October 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
5. "IAAF News 2010, Issue 109-118" (PDF). iaaf.org. IAAF. Retrieved 4 September 2015.

External links

• Amaka Ogoegbunam profile at IAAF