- Chidi Imoh
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Chidi Imoh Personal information Born August 27, 1965 Medal recordMen’s Athletics Competitor for Nigeria Olympic Games Silver 1992 Barcelona 4x100 m relay World Indoor Championships Bronze 1991 Sevilla 60 m African Championships Gold 1984 Rabat 100 m Gold 1985 Cairo 100 m All-Africa Games Gold 1987 Nairobi 100 m Summer Universiade Gold 1983 Edmonton 100 m Gold 1985 Kobe 100 m Chidi Imoh (born August 27, 1965 ) is a former sprinter from Nigeria who won an Olympic silver medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1992 Summer Olympics. He also won a 60 metres bronze medal at the 1991 World Indoor Championships, and he became African champion in 1984 and 1985.
He won the 100 metres race in the 1987 All-Africa Games.
Imoh is also a former runner for the University of Missouri in Columbia. He holds the records there in the 200 m outdoor with a time of 19.9, the 100 m outdoor with a time of 10.00, and in the 55 m indoor with a time of 6.10.
Personal bests
- 100 metres - 10.00 (1986)
- 200 metres - 19.91 (1985)
See also
- List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences
External links
- IAAF profile for Chidi Imoh
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)
Summer Universiade Champions in Men's 100 m 1959: Livio Berruti (ITA) • 1961 – 1963: Enrique Figuerola (CUB) • 1965: Hideo Iijima (JPN) • 1967: Gaoussou Koné (CIV) • 1970: Siegfried Schenke (GDR) • 1973: Juris Silovs (URS) • 1975: Pietro Mennea (ITA) • 1977: Silvio Leonard (CUB) • 1979: Mike Roberson (USA) • 1981: Mel Lattany (USA) • 1983 – 1985: Chidi Imoh (NGR) • 1987: Lee McRae (USA) • 1989: Andre Cason (USA) • 1991: Michael Bates (USA) • 1993: Daniel Effiong (NGR) • 1995: David Oaks (USA) • 1997: Vincent Henderson (USA) • 1999: André da Silva (BRA) • 2001: Marcus Brunson (USA) • 2003: Chris Lambert (GBR) • 2005: Hu Kai (CHN) • 2007: Simeon Williamson (GBR) • 2009: Rolando Palacios (HON) • 2011: Jacques Harvey (JAM)
Categories:- Doping cases in athletics
- Igbo athletes
- Nigerian sportspeople in doping cases
- Nigerian sprinters
- 1963 births
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- Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Nigeria
- Olympic silver medalists for Nigeria
- Olympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Nigerian athletics biography stubs
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