Eyawomano Doreen Amata (born 6 May 1988 in Lagos, Nigeria) is a female track and field athlete from Nigeria who specialises in the high jump event.[1]
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| Born | 6 May 1988 (age 36) Lagos, Nigeria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Amata represented Nigeria at the 2008 Olympic Games, finishing in 16th place in the overall-rankings. She claimed a gold medal for her native West African country at the 2007 All-Africa Games.
Amata competed for Nigeria at the 2016 Summer Olympics, but she did not qualify for the finals.[2] She was the flag bearer for Nigeria during the closing ceremony.[3]
Her personal bests in the event are 1.95 metres outdoors (Abuja 2008, Daegu 2011) and 1.93 metres (Banska Bystrica 2016).[4][5]
Competition record
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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Representing  Nigeria
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| 2007 | All-Africa Games | Algiers, Algeria | 1st | 1.89 m |
| 2008 | African Championships | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | – | NM |
| Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 16th (q) | 1.89 m | |
| 2009 | World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 27th (q) | 1.85 m |
| 2011 | World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 7th | 1.93 m |
| All-Africa Games | Maputo, Mozambique | 1st | 1.80 m | |
| 2012 | African Championships | Porto Novo, Benin | 4th | 1.75 m |
| Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 17th (q) | 1.90 m | |
| 2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | 12th | 1.88 m |
| African Games | Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | 2nd | 1.85 m | |
| 2016 | World Indoor Championships | Portland, United States | 9th | 1.89 m |
| African Championships | Durban, South Africa | 2nd | 1.82 m | |
| Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 27th (q) | 1.89 m | |
| 2018 | Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | 10th | 1.80 m |
| 2019 | African Games | Rabat, Morocco | 5th | 1.78 m |
References
edit- ^ Doreen Amata at World Athletics
- ^ "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
- ^ "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Closing Ceremony". 21 August 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
- ^ Omogbeja, Yomi (4 February 2016). "Amata sets Nigerian indoor record in Banska Bystrica – AthleticsAfrica". www.athletics.africa. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ^ "Doreen AMATA". www.diamondleague.com. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
External links
edit- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Doreen Amata". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012.
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