Davidson Ezinwa

Davidson Ezinwa (born 22 November 1971) is a former sprinter from Nigeria.

Davidson Ezinwa

Personal information
Nationality	Nigerian
Born	(1971-11-22) 22 November 1971
Height	184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
Sport	Running
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	100 m: 9.94 200 m: 20.30
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Nigeria Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona 4x100 m relay World Championships 1997 Athens 4x100 m relay Commonwealth Games 1990 Auckland 100 m All-Africa Games 1995 Harare 100 m World Junior Championships 1990 Plovdiv 100 m 1990 Plovdiv 200 m 1990 Plovdiv 4x100 m relay

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 identical 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]