- Davidson Ezinwa
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Davidson Ezinwa Personal information Nationality Nigerian Born 22 November 1971 Height 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) Weight 82 kg (180 lb) Sport Sport Running Achievements and titles Personal best(s) 100m: 9.94
200m: 20.30Medal recordMen's athletics Competitor for 
NigeriaOlympic Games Silver 1992 Barcelona 4x100 m relay World Championships Silver 1997 Athens 4x100 m relay All-Africa Games Gold 1995 Harare 100 m World Junior Championships Gold 1990 Plovdiv 100 m Silver 1990 Plovdiv 200 m Bronze 1990 Plovdiv 4x100 m relay Davidson Ezinwa (born 22 November 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.
Ezinwa established a new World junior record in the 100-meter dash in 1990 (10.05), breaking Stanley Floyd's ten-year old record (10.07). Ezinwa's record was not broken until 2003, when Darrel Brown ran a 10.01 100-meter dash.
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, and together with Osmond for hCG in 1999.[2]
References
- ^ Commonwealth All-Time Lists (Men) - GBR Athletics
- ^ BBC (25 August 1999). "http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/sport/world_athletics/429525.stm". BBC News.
External links
- IAAF profile for Davidson Ezinwa
All-Africa Games Champions in Men's 100 m 1965: Gaoussou Koné (CIV) • 1973: Ohene Karikari (GHA) • 1978: Amadou Meité (CIV) • 1987: Chidi Imoh (NGR) • 1991: Frankie Fredericks (NAM) • 1995: Davidson Ezinwa (NGR) • 1999: Leonard Myles-Mills (GHA) • 2003: Deji Aliu (NGR) • 2007: Olusoji Fasuba (NGR) • 2011: Amr Seoud (EGY)
Categories:- 1971 births
- Living people
- Nigerian sprinters
- Igbo athletes
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Nigeria
- Olympic silver medalists for Nigeria
- Doping cases in athletics
- Nigerian sportspeople in doping cases
- Twin people from Nigeria
- Azusa Pacific University alumni
- Olympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Nigerian athletics biography stubs
- Nigerian Olympic medalist stubs
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