Mark Ujakpor

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Ujakpor and the second or maternal family name is Sánchez.

Mark Ujakpor
Personal information
Nationality	Spain
Born	(1987-01-18) 18 January 1987
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	80 kg (180 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	400 metres
Club	Track Cross Road Team (TCR Team)

Sidney Mark Ujakpor Sánchez (born 18 January 1987 in Madrid^[1]) is a Spanish athlete specializing in the 400 metres and 400 metres hurdles. His coach is David López Capapé, former 400 metres hurdler and orthopaedic surgeon.

He has a Nigerian father and a Spanish mother.^[1]

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Spain
2005	European Junior Championships	Kaunas, Lithuania	15th (h)	4×400 m relay	3:16.00
2007	European U23 Championships	Debrecen, Hungary	–	400 m	DNF
2007	European U23 Championships	Debrecen, Hungary	7th	4×400 m relay	3:08.63
2008	World Indoor Championships	Valencia, Spain	20th (h)	400 m	47.94
2008	World Indoor Championships	Valencia, Spain	7th (h)	4×400 m relay	3:09.93
2009	European Indoor Championships	Turin, Italy	18th (h)	400 m	47.59
	Mediterranean Games	Pescara, Italy	7th	400 m	46.46
	Mediterranean Games	Pescara, Italy	1st	4×400 m relay	3:06.19
	European U23 Championships	Kaunas, Lithuania	15th (sf)	400 m	47.09
	European U23 Championships	Kaunas, Lithuania	5th	4×400 m relay	3:05.63
2010	Ibero-American Championships	San Fernando, Spain	11th (h)	400 m	47.37
	Ibero-American Championships	San Fernando, Spain	5th	4×400 m relay	3:08.46
	European Championships	Barcelona, Spain	24th (h)	400 m	46.85
	European Championships	Barcelona, Spain	12th (h)	4×400 m relay	3:07.38
2011	European Indoor Championships	Paris, France	10th (sf)	400 m	47.82
2012	World Indoor Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	10th (sf)	400 m	46.98
	World Indoor Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	5th	4×400 m relay	3:10.01
	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	21st (sf)	400 m	47.27
	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	10th (h)	4×400 m relay	3:09.11
2013	European Indoor Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	16th (h)	400 m	47.89
2013	Mediterranean Games	Mersin, Turkey	5th	400 m	46.53
2014	World Indoor Championships	Sopot, Poland	18th (h)	400 m	47.16
	World Indoor Championships	Sopot, Poland	9th (h)	4×400 m relay	3:10.17
	European Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	9th (h)	4x400 m relay	3:04.68
2015	IAAF World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	22nd (h)	4x400 m relay	3:08.49

Personal bests

Outdoor

400 metres – 46.15 (Madrid 2014)
400 metres hurdles - 50.15 (Monachil 2015)

Indoor

400 metres – 46.49 (Sabadell 2012)

References

Mark Ujakpor profile at IAAF

Mediterranean Games champions in men's 4 × 400 metres relay

1949: Turkey (unknown)
1951: France (Degats, Martin-du-Gard, Clare, El Mabrouk)
1955: France (Degats, Martin-du-Gard, Haarhoff, Galland)
1959: Greece (Moragiemos, Kormalis, Georgopoulos, Sillis)
1963: France (van Praagh, Leriche, Boccardo, Hiblot)
1967: Italy (Ottolina, Puosi, Fusi, Bello)
1971: Italy (Giovanardi, Puosi, Cellerino, Bello)
1975: Yugoslavia (Ivičak, Čikić, Savić, Alebić)
1979: France (Dubois, Demarthon, Fellice, Froissart)
1983: France (Février, Llatser, Boussemart, Canti)
1987: Italy (Pantone, Petrella, Montanari, Ribaud)
1991: Italy (Vaccari, Aimar, Nuti, Grossi)
1993: France (Rapnouil, Hilaire, Jaffory, Diagana)
1997: Algeria (S.-A. Louahla, Talhaoui, Aichaoui, M. Louahla)
2001: Greece (Oikonomidis, Lessis, Iakovakis, Dimotsios)
2005: Spain (Canal, Testa, Barrios, Reina)
2009: Spain (Martín, Ezquerro, Ujakpor, Orozco)
2013: Italy (Valentini, Juarez, Tricca, Galvan)

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