Florence Ekpo-Umoh

Florence Ekpo-Umoh (born 27 December 1977 in Lagos) is a Nigerian-German sprinter, who specializes in the 400 m. She was suspended from competing for two years for doping.

Career

Ekpo-Umoh last competed for her birth country Nigeria at the 1994 World Junior Championships. She defected to Germany in 1995 during a training camp there, married her German trainer in 1998 and received German citizenship in 2000. Since 1998, she represented the sports club USC Mainz.

In 2003, Ekpo-Umoh was found guilty of stanozolol doping. The sample was delivered on 24 January 2003 in an out-of-competition test in South Africa. She was suspended from the sport until March 2005.[1]

Her personal best time is 51.13 seconds, achieved in June 2001 in Stuttgart.

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Nigeria
1994 World Junior Championships Lisbon, Portugal 8th (sf) 400m 53.84
14th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:49.16
Representing  Germany
2001 World Indoor Championships Lisbon, Portugal 3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:31.00
World Championships Edmonton, Canada 2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:21.97
2002 European Championships Munich, Germany 1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:25.10
World Cup Madrid, Spain 6th 4 × 400 m relay 3:31.09

See also

References

  1. "Grimes fails drugs test". BBC. 2003-08-13. Retrieved 2007-09-14.



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